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Gateway to the Epicureans - Epicurus, Lecretius, and their Modern Heirs
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The Greek Philosopher behind Nearly Every Bad Idea Two and half
centuries ago, John Adams complained, “Our modern philosophers
are all the low grovelling disciples of Epicurus.” That’s even
truer today. The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus
is—acknowledged or not—the source of secular “woke”
liberalism. In his own time, Epicurus was a fringe thinker. He and
his few followers speculated about how invisibly small entities of
indivisible matter called “atoms,” hurtling endlessly through
an infinite void according to fixed physical laws, could explain
the world and everything in it. Most ancient philosophers thought
his speculations abstruse and counterintuitive, and he gained few
adherents. But today, the overwhelming success of modern science
has turned Epicurus’ fringe philosophy into the governing
worldview of nearly everyone. Atoms hurtling through a void—that
is what everything is made of, according to our scientific gurus.
Along with this new atomism has come a whole constellation of
fashionable Epicurean ideas: that peace and contentment are the
most important things in life, that reality is an infinite expanse
of multiverses, that divine power has no part to play in human
affairs. Epicureanism is the philosophy that now runs the
world—and if we are to understand ourselves in the twenty-first
century, we must understand Epicurus, who died in the third century
B.C. In this convenient volume, the classicist Spencer A. Klavan
presents core selections from Epicurus’ own writings and those of
his most famous ancient disciple, the poet Lucretius. Listen in as
the teacher outlines for his students how his system of physics,
logic, and ethics works. Read the elegant presentations of these
Epicurean ideas aimed at the Roman upper crust. And consider with
Klavan how this philosophy has gripped the modern mind, why it is
falling apart, and why it leaves confusion in its wake.
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Imprint: |
Regnery Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2024 |
Authors: |
Epicurus
• Lucretius
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Editors: |
Spencer Klavan
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-68451-516-5 |
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LSN: |
1-68451-516-5 |
Barcode: |
9781684515165 |
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