The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (Hackett Classics)

Epicurus; Gerson, Lloyd P.

ISBN 10: 0872202410 / ISBN 13: 9780872202412

Published by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1994

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The book has been read but is in good condition. It has very minimal damage to the cover, including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. The binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages. See the seller's listing for full details and a description of any imperfections.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (Hackett Classics)
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872202410
• ISBN 13: 9780872202412
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

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.