
This new introduction into Epicurus' practical ethics and politics provides an overview of Epicurus' attitudes towards political, religious and cultural traditions. Emphasising his claim that philosophy is an art of living that helps people to achieve individual happiness, the book pays special attention to Epicurus' understanding of philosophy as caring for the soul of one's own. It explains how this Epicurean self-care is connected with caring for others since a happy life requires security t ...
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Epicurus
An Introduction to his Practical Ethics and Politics
Erler, Michael
Kartoniert, 166 S.
1 Abb.
Sprache: Englisch
22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-3-7965-4006-6
Titelnr.: 77957045
Gewicht: 270 g
Schwabe Verlag Basel (2019)
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