Atoms, pleasure, virtue
Subtitle: the philosophy of Epicurus
By: Avraam Koen.
Series: American university studies.; v. 152
Publisher: P. Lang; Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften; Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
Subjects: Epicurus.
Description: This book offers a reconstruction, reinterpretation and reevaluation of the philosophy of Epicurus. It aims to show that his thought represents the most significant and systematic philosophical contribution of the Hellenistic age; and speaks with special clarity and urgency to us who find ourselves in a similar predicament. The book opens with a sketch of the Hellenistic world and proceeds to consider in detail the principal ontological, epistemological and ethical tenets of Epicurus' philosophy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-161).