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Epicurus and Democritean Ethics

An Archaeology of Ataraxia
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The Epicurean philosophical system has enjoyed much recent scrutiny, but the question of its philosophical ancestry remains largely neglected. This book traces its origins in the fifth-century BC atomist Democritus, in his fourth-century followers such as Anaxarchus and Pyrrho, and in Epicurus' disagreements with his own Democritean teacher Nausiphanes. The result is not only a fascinating reconstruction of a lost tradition, but also an important contribution to the philosophical interpretation of Epicureanism, bearing especially on its ideal of tranquillity and on the relation of ethics to physics.

Author Biography:

James Warren is Assistant Lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Corpus Christi College.
Release date Australia
May 23rd, 2002
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Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
2 Halftones, unspecified
Pages
256
Dimensions
140x216x19
ISBN-13
9780521813693
Product ID
7910090

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