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The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Epicurus
Translated by Brad Inwood
By (author) Lloyd P. Gerson
SeriesHackett Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 139
Category/GenreDictionaries
Western philosophy - Ancient to c 500
ISBN/Barcode 9780872202412
ClassificationsDewey:187
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date 15 March 1994
Publication Country United States

Description

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

Author Biography

Brad Inwood is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, University of Toronto. Lloyd P. Gerson is Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto.