The Epicurus Reader

The Epicurus Reader Selected Writings and Testimonia

Hardback (15 Mar 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 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

Book information

ISBN: 9780872202429
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Imprint: Hackett Publishing Company
Pub date:
DEWEY: 187
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 111
Weight: 266g
Height: 222mm
Width: 137mm
Spine width: 11mm