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The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (HPC Classics)
Epicurus
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Paperback. 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: 215 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
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
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
IntroductionThe 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
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Series
HPC Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872202412
SKU
V9780872202412
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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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