Epicureanism after the generation of its founders has been
characterised as dogmatic, uncreative and static. But this volume
brings together work from leading classicists and philosophers that
demonstrates the persistent interplay in the school between
historical and contemporary influences from outside the school and
a commitment to the founders' authority. The interplay begins with
Epicurus himself, who made arresting claims of intellectual
independence, yet also admitted to taking over important ideas from
predecessors, and displayed more receptivity than is usually
thought to those of his contemporaries. The same principles of
autonomy and openness figure importantly in the three major areas
of focus in these essays: theology, politics and the emotions.
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