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Epicurus's Morals
Epicurus, John Digby
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Epicurus posited a materialistic physics, in which pleasure, by
which he meant freedom from pain, is the highest good. Serenity,
the harmony of mind and body, is best achieved, through virtue and
simple living. In addition to the Principal Doctrines, included
here is the essay Epicureanism by William De Witt Hyde and an
Epicurus biography by Charles Bradlaugh.
Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans brings together six Epicurean
master works: The Letters of Epicurus, Principal Doctrines of
Epicurus, De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum by Cicero, On The Nature of
Things by Lucretius, Upon The Gardens of Epicurus by William Temple
and Stoics vs Epicureans by Robert Drew Hicks .
Epicurus's Principal Doctrines and his Letter to Menoeceus are
presented in this excellent edition which includes multiple
translations, the original Greek, plus supplementary essays on
Epicureanism by respected scholars. In the 3rd century B.C.
Epicurus became renowned for developing a system of moral and
social philosophy which was popular during ancient times.
Epicureanism underwent a resurgence among intellectuals, scholars
and Christian believers during the Enlightenment era. A prodigious
author during his lifetime, tragically most of the works Epicurus
wrote are lost, with only a handful of texts remaining extant for
study in the present day. Epicurus advocated a peaceful existence
defined by modest living; cultivation of inner peace and
fearlessness; surrounding oneself in personal tranquility with
worthy friends and family members as good company; and the
observation of justice.
Epicurus posited a materialistic physics, in which pleasure, by
which he meant freedom from pain, is the highest good. Serenity,
the harmony of mind and body, is best achieved, through virtue and
simple living.
Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit
alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe
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werden durch eine lateinische oder englische Praefatio erganzt. Die
wissenschaftliche Betreuung der Reihe obliegt einem Team
anerkannter Philologen: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore
di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle
(University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of
California, Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova)
Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen)
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The Art of Happiness (Paperback)
Epicurus; Introduction by John K. Strodach; Translated by John K. Strodach
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R383
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The teachings of Epicurus-about life and death, religion and
science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and
friendship-attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient
Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought.
Though Epicurus faced hostile opposition for centuries after his
death, he counts among his many admirers Thomas Hobbes, Thomas
Jefferson, Karl Marx, and Isaac Newton. This volume includes all of
his extant writings-his letters, doctrines, and Vatican
sayings-alongside parallel passages from the greatest exponent of
his philosophy, Lucretius, extracts from Diogenes Laertius' Life of
Epicurus, a lucid introductory essay about Epicurean philosophy,
and a foreword by Daniel Klein, author of Travels with Epicurus and
coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk
into a Bar.
Epicureanism is commonly regarded as the refined satisfaction of
physical desires. As a philosophy, however, it also denoted the
striving after an independent state of mind and body,
imperturbability, and reliance on sensory data as the true basis of
knowledge.
Epicurus (ca. 341-271 B.C.) founded one of the most famous and
influential philosophical schools of antiquity. In these remains of
his vast output of scientific and ethical writings, we can trace
Epicurus' views on atomism, physical sensation, duty, morality, the
soul, and the nature of the gods.
'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living
sensibly, nobly and justly' The ancient Greek philosopher and
teacher Epicurus argued that pleasure - not sensual hedonism, but
the absence of pain or fear - is the highest goal of life. His
hugely influential lessons on happiness are a call to appreciate
the joy of being alive. One of twenty new books in the bestselling
Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse
list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from
anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen
Buddhists.
Hermann Karl Usener (1834 1905) published his monumental Epicurea
in 1887. The volume is a collection of Epicurean texts and
citations from a wide range of classical authors including Arrian,
Cicero, Diodorus, Euripides, Plato and Seneca. The volume includes
critical texts of Epicurus' most important letters: Letter to
Menoeceus, Letter to Herodotus and Letter to Pythocles, preserved
by the third-century compiler Diogenes Laertius. The letters give
important summaries of Epicurus' philosophy. Usener's pioneering
work represented the first attempt to deal critically with the
manuscript traditions behind Epicurean texts. His reconstructions
of the texts included in this volume are based on a thorough
understanding of the trajectories of textual transmission. Each
text is supported by a detailed critical apparatus, and another
apparatus records manuscript glosses and scholia. This work
provided for the first time accurate and reliable texts for the
critical study of Epicureanism.
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Epicurus's Morals
Epicurus, John Digby
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R627
Discovery Miles 6 270
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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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
Epicurus's Principal Doctrines and his Letter to Menoeceus are
presented in this excellent edition which includes multiple
translations, the original Greek, plus supplementary essays on
Epicureanism by respected scholars. In the 3rd century B.C.
Epicurus became renowned for developing a system of moral and
social philosophy which was popular during ancient times.
Epicureanism underwent a resurgence among intellectuals, scholars
and Christian believers during the Enlightenment era. A prodigious
author during his lifetime, tragically most of the works Epicurus
wrote are lost, with only a handful of texts remaining extant for
study in the present day. Epicurus advocated a peaceful existence
defined by modest living; cultivation of inner peace and
fearlessness; surrounding oneself in personal tranquility with
worthy friends and family members as good company; and the
observation of justice.
Epicurus posited a materialistic physics, in which pleasure, by
which he meant freedom from pain, is the highest good. Serenity,
the harmony of mind and body, is best achieved, through virtue and
simple living.
Epicurus posited a materialistic physics, in which pleasure, by
which he meant freedom from pain, is the highest good. Serenity,
the harmony of mind and body, is best achieved, through virtue and
simple living. In addition to the Principal Doctrines, included
here is the essay Epicureanism by William De Witt Hyd and an
Epicurus biography by Charles Bradlaugh.
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