Epicureanism : a very short introduction

Title
  1. Epicureanism : a very short introduction / Catherine Wilson.
Published by
  1. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
  2. ©2015
Author
  1. Wilson, Catherine, 1951-

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Description
  1. 136 pages : illustrations; 18 cm
Summary
  1. Epicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly the pleasures of the table. However it was a complex and distinctive system of philosophy that emphasized simplicity and moderation, and considered nature to consist of atoms and the void. Epicureanism is a school of thought whose legacy continues to reverberate today. In this 'Very Short Introduction', Catherine Wilson explains the key ideas of the School, comparing them with those of the rival Stoics and with Kantian ethics, and tracing their influence on the development of scientific and political thought from Locke, Newton, and Galileo to Rousseau, Marx, Bentham, and Mill. She discusses the adoption and adaptation of Epicurean motifs in science, morality, and politics from the 17th Century onwards and contextualises the significance of Epicureanism in modern life.
Series statement
  1. Very Short Introductions ; 452
Uniform title
  1. Very short introductions ; 452.
Subject
  1. Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
Contents
  1. Atomic worlds -- Knowledge and understanding -- Living, loving, dying -- Material minds -- Religion and superstition -- Politics and society -- Epicurean ethics -- The Epicurean legacy.
Call number
  1. JFC 16-339
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-131) and index.
Author
  1. Wilson, Catherine, 1951- author.
Title
  1. Epicureanism : a very short introduction / Catherine Wilson.
Publisher
  1. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Copyright date
  1. ©2015
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Very Short Introductions ; 452
  2. Very short introductions ; 452.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-131) and index.
LCCN
  1. 2015945426
Other standard identifier
  1. 9780199688326
ISBN
  1. 9780199688326
  2. 019968832X
Research call number
  1. JFC 16-339
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