Epicureanism : a very short introduction /
Epicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly the pleasures of the table. However it was a complex and distinctive system of philosophy that emphasized simplicity and moderation, and considered nature to consist of atoms and the void. Epi...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2015
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
452 |
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction 1
- 2 Atomic worlds 9
- 3 Knowledge and understanding 26
- 4 Living, loving, dying 37
- 5 Material minds 52
- 6 Religion and superstition 68
- 7 Politics and society 81
- 8 Epicurean ethics 92
- 9 The Epicurean legacy 108