Epicurus on Freedom

O'Keefe, Tim

ISBN 10: 0521114918 / ISBN 13: 9780521114912

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Synopsis :

In this 2005 book, Tim O'Keefe reconstructs the theory of freedom of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341–271/0 BCE). Epicurus' theory has attracted much interest, but our attempts to understand it have been hampered by reading it anachronistically as the discovery of the modern problem of free will and determinism. O'Keefe argues that the sort of freedom which Epicurus wanted to preserve is significantly different from the 'free will' which philosophers debate today, and that in its emphasis on rational action it has much closer affinities with Aristotle's thought than with current preoccupations. His original and provocative book will be of interest to a wide range of readers in Hellenistic philosophy.

À propos de l'auteur: Tim O'Keefe is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University. Since 2001 he has been the Ancient Philosophy Area Editor for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Epicurus on Freedom
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition : 2009
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good