Epicurus (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Taylor, A. E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440081840 ISBN 13 : 9781440081842

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the thought and temperament of Epicurus in a concise, scholarly portrait.

This compact study examines the man behind the name, not a full history of a school. It places Epicurus in his era, tracing how his ideas and the lives of his followers shaped what we call Epicurean philosophy today. This edition foregrounds the sources and aims to illuminate how Epicurus related to Democritus, Aristotle, and the philosophical currents of his time. It covers his approach to physics, perception, and the nature of reality, while also offering insight into ethics, happiness, and the Epicurean view of the gods and mortality. The author writes with care to keep the material accessible to readers new to the topic while still useful to students and scholars.

• Clear explanation of Epicurus’ atomic theory and how it was adapted from earlier thinkers
• Discussion of the Epicurean view on perception, sensation, and the nature of reality
• Context on religion, immortality, and the pursuit of a tranquil life
• Chapter-by-chapter framing that connects ideas to the broader history of Greek philosophy

Ideal for readers seeking a reliable, readable introduction to Epicurus and his legacy, especially those studying ancient philosophy or the history of science and ethics.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The band of comrades who gathered round Epicurus in his Garden were held together not so much by a common intellectual interest in the pursuit of truth as by the ties of personal affection among themselves and personal devotion to a master whom they regarded more as a Redeemer from the ills of life than as a mere thinker. That the feelings of the Epicurean society of a later date were of the same kind is amply proved by the tone of the poem of Lucretius. Atomism as a scientific hypothesis owes nothing to Epicurus or to any of his followers; he found it already in existence, and every innovation which he made upon its existing form was, from the scientific point of view, a change for the worse. As a man of science, his place is with the circle-squarers and the earth-flatteners. This, together with the fact that a volume on ancient Atomism is announced to appear in due time in the present series, will explain why I have said no more about the really scientific Atomism of the fifth century B.C. than was absolutely necessary to place the indifference of Epicurus and his followers to science in the proper light.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Epicurus

This little volume is, as its title proclaims, a brief study of the thought and temperament of a remarkable man, not the history of a scientific school. The band of comrades who gathered round Epicurus in his Garden were held together not so much by a common intellectual interest in the pursuit of truth as by the ties of personal affection among themselves and personal devotion to a master whom they regarded more as a Redeemer from the ills of life than as a mere thinker. That the feelings of the Epicurean society of a later date were of the same kind is amply proved by the tone of the poem of Lucretius. Atomism as a scientific hypothesis owes nothing to Epicurus or to any of his followers; he found it already in existence, and every innovation which he made upon its existing form was, from the scientific point of view, a change for the worse. As a man of science, his place is with the circle-squarers and the earth-flatteners. This, together with the fact that a volume on ancient Atomism is announced to appear in due time in the present series, will explain why I have said no more about the really scientific Atomism of the fifth century B.C. than was absolutely necessary to place the indifference of Epicurus and his followers to science in the proper light.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440081840
• ISBN 13: 9781440081842
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 134
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible