Description
Product ID: | 9780872202412 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Hackett Classics |
Title: | The Epicurus Reader |
Subtitle: | Selected Writings and Testimonia |
Authors: | Author: Epicurus, Brad Inwood, Lloyd P. Gerson |
Page Count: | 128 |
Subjects: | Dictionaries, Dictionaries, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS: IntroductionThe 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: Short fragments and testimonia from uncertain works: Index |
Imprint Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
Publisher Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 1994-03-15 |