The Epicurus Reader

Lloyd P. Gerson, Epicurus

ISBN 10: 0872202410 / ISBN 13: 9780872202412

Published by Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, US, 1994

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:Introduction The ancient biography of Epicurus The extant letters Ancient collections of maxims Doxographical reports The testimony of Cicero The testimony of Lucretius The polemic of PlutarchShort fragments and testimonia from known works: * From On Nature * From the Puzzles * From On the Goal * From the Symposium * From Against Theophrastus * Fragments of Epicurus' lettersShort fragments and testimonia from uncertain works: * Logic and epistemology * Physics and theology * EthicsIndex.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Epicurus Reader
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, US
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872202410
• ISBN 13: 9780872202412
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 124 grams

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Synopsis

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction
The 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:
* From On Nature
* From the Puzzles
* From On the Goal
* From the Symposium
* From Against Theophrastus
* Fragments of Epicurus' letters

Short fragments and testimonia from uncertain works:
* Logic and epistemology
* Physics and theology
* Ethics

Index

About the Author

Brad Inwood is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, University of Toronto.

Lloyd P. Gerson is Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto.