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This introduction to Epicureanism offers students and general readers a clear exposition of the central tenets of Epicurean philosophy, one of the dominant schools of the Hellenistic period. Founded by Epicurus of Samos (c. 341?270 BCE), it held that for a human being the greatest good was to attain tranquility, free from fear and bodily pain, by seeking to understand the workings of the world and the limits of our desires. Tim O’Keefe provides an...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520264711
ISBN13:9780520264717
Release Date:December 2009
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"
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