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Epicurus Reader Selected Writings and Testimonia

Gerson, Lloyd P.
Heftet / 1994 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780872202412
Publisert
1994-03-15
Utgiver
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc; Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Vekt
124 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

Oversetter
Inwood Brad
Forfatter
Gerson, Lloyd P.

Om bidragsyterne

Brad Inwood is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, University of Toronto.

Lloyd P. Gerson is Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto.

Epicurus Reader Selected Writings and Testimonia

Gerson, Lloyd P.
Heftet / 1994 / Engelsk
Gerson, Lloyd P.
Heftet / 1994 / Engelsk
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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

Les mer
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.
Les mer

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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

Les mer
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.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780872202412
Publisert
1994-03-15
Utgiver
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc; Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Vekt
124 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

Oversetter
Inwood Brad
Forfatter
Gerson, Lloyd P.

Om bidragsyterne

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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