The Epicurus Reader

Selected Writings and Testimonia

Epicurus, Brad Inwood, Lloyd P. Gerson

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Hackett Publishing
01 June 1994

Dictionaries; Philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

Series: Hackett Classics

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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 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

By: Epicurus, Lloyd P. Gerson
Translated by: Brad Inwood
Imprint: Hackett Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 124g
ISBN: 9780872202412
ISBN 10: 0872202410
Series: Hackett Classics
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 01 June 1994
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active