Epicureanism (Ancient Philosophies) - Softcover

O'Keefe, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520264711 ISBN 13: 9780520264717

Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR, 2009

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This introduction to Epicureanism offers students and general readers a clear exposition of the central tenets of Epicurean philosophy, one of the dominant schools of the Hellenistic period. Founded by Epicurus of Samos (c. 341-270 BCE), it held that for a human being the greatest good was to attain tranquility, free from fear and bodily pain, by seeking to understand the workings of the world and the limits of our desires. Tim O'Keefe provides an extended exegesis of the arguments that support Epicurean philosophical positions, analyzing both their strengths and their weaknesses while showing how the different areas of Epicurean inquiry come together to make a whole. Lucid, witty, and entertaining, "Epicureanism" wears its knowledge lightly while offering a wealth of stimulating and humorous examples.

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"Lively and engaging and just right for an undergraduate audience. The use of primary sources is light but accurate and the emphasis is squarely and rightly on the consideration of Epicureanism as a focus for philosophical argument."James Warren, University of Cambridge

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• Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0520264711
• ISBN 13: 9780520264717
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 206