The Essential Epicurus

Letters, Principal Doctrines, Vatican Sayings, and Fragments

Epicurus author Eugene M O'Connor translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Prometheus Books

Published:1st May '93

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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.

ISBN: 9780879758103

Dimensions: 213mm x 137mm x 7mm

Weight: 163g

112 pages