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020			_a9781844651702
082			_a180 _bOKE
100			_aO'Keefe, Tim
245			_aEpicureanism
260			_bRoutledge, _c2010 _aLondon :
300			_axvii, 206 p. ; _bill., _c21 cm
365			_b36.99 _cGBP _d110.40
490			_aAncient philosophies
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe Epicurean school of philosophy was one of the dominant philosophies of the Hellenistic period. Founded by Epicurus of Samos (century 341-270 BCE) it was characterized by an empiricist epistemology and a hedonistic ethics. This new introduction to Epicurus offers readers clear exposition of the central tenets of Epicurus' philosophy, with particular stress placed on those features that have enduring philosophical interest and where parallels can be drawn with debates in contemporary analytic philosophy. Part 1 of the book examines the fundamentals of Epicurus' metaphysics, including atoms a.
650			_aCosmology
650			_aHellenistic period
650			_aTranquality
650			_aFear
650			_aBodily pain
650			_aDesires
650			_aPleasurable life
650			_aLanguage
650			_aDeath
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