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The Epicurus Reader
Epicurus
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Description for The Epicurus Reader
A total philosophy of life, death, religion, ethics, and culture promising liberation from the obstacles that stand in the way of our happiness, the teachings of Epicurus claimed many thousand committed followers over the ancient Mediterranean world. This title fills the need for a reliable selection and translation of the main surviving evidence. Translator(s): Inwood, Brad; Gerson, Lloyd P. Series: HPC Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction The ancient biography of Epicurus The extant letters Ancient collections of maxims Doxographical reports The testimony of Cicero The testimony of Lucretius The polemic of Plutarch Short fragments and testimonia from known works: * From On Nature * From the Puzzles * From On the Goal * From the Symposium * From Against Theophrastus * Fragments of Epicurus' letters Short fragments and testimonia from uncertain works: * Logic and epistemology * Physics and theology * Ethics Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction The ancient biography of Epicurus The extant letters Ancient collections of maxims Doxographical reports The testimony of Cicero The testimony of Lucretius The polemic of Plutarch Short fragments and testimonia from known works: * From On Nature * From the Puzzles * From On the Goal * From the Symposium * From Against Theophrastus * Fragments of Epicurus' letters Short fragments and testimonia from uncertain works: * Logic and epistemology * Physics and theology * Ethics Index
Product Details
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
HPC Classics
Number of Pages
128
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872202429
SKU
V9780872202429
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About Epicurus
Brad Inwood is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, University of Toronto. Lloyd P. Gerson is Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto.
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