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While the focus of the essays can extend beyond Epicurus, The Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism belongs on the bookshelf of any serious student of Epicureanism. 3. How to Live a Good Life (According to 7 of the World’s Wisest Philosophies), by Philosophy Break.
Dec 24, 2012 · This is Penguin Classics's re-issue of "The Philosophy of Epicurus: Letters, Doctrines, and Parallel Passages from Lucretius" published in 1963. The Art of Happiness (Penguin Classics) has a new foreword by Daniel Klein, author of the very good related book Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life. The ...
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- The Art of Happiness by Epicurus, George K. Strodach (Translation)
- Lettre à Ménécée by Epicurus.
- The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia by Epicurus, Brad Inwood (Translator), Lloyd P. Gerson (Translator), D.S. Hutchinson (Introduction)
- Letters and Sayings of Epicurus by Epicurus, Odysseus Makridis.
The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (Hackett Classics) by Epicurus , Lloyd P. Gerson, et al. 113. Paperback. $1250. FREE delivery Sat, Apr 20 on $35 of items shipped by Amazon. Or fastest delivery Wed, Apr 17. More Buying Choices. $2.18 (51 used & new offers)
Epicurus ( / ˌɛpɪˈkjʊərəs /, EH-pih-KURE-əs; [2] Greek: Ἐπίκουρος Epikouros; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents. Influenced by Democritus, Aristippus, Pyrrho, [3] and possibly ...
- February 341 BC, Samos, Greece
- Western philosophy
Recent Books on Particular Areas of Epicurus’ Philosophy; 1. Life. Epicurus was born around 341 B.C.E., seven years after Plato’s death, and grew up in the Athenian colony of Samos, an island in the Mediterranean Sea. He was about 19 when Aristotle died, and he studied philosophy under followers of Democritus and Plato. Epicurus founded his ...
Dec 1, 1994 · The book is a bit deceptive, as this is really just a reprint of a book from 1963 (The Philosophy of Epicurus : Letters, Doctrines, and Parallel Passages from Lucretius by George K. Strodach) with a little preface by Daniel Klein tacked onto it. I'm used to Dover Thrift Editions and Everyman's Library issuing disguised reprints of old ...
