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The art of happiness

"The teachings of Epicurus--about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship--attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. Though Epicurus faced hostile opposition for centur...

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Main Author: Epicurus
Other Authors: Strodach, George K.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2012.
Series:Penguin classics
Subjects:
Epicurus > Correspondence.
Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
Philosophy, Ancient.
Personal correspondence.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Daniel Klein
  • Preface / by George K. Strodach
  • The Art of Happiness. Introduction / by George K. Strodach
  • I. Development of the Atomic Concept
  • II. First Principles of Atomism and Their Implications
  • III. The Motion of Atoms
  • IV. Sensation and Perception
  • V. Theory of Knowledge
  • VI. Religion and Theology
  • VII. Ethics and the Good Life
  • A Note on the Translation
  • Excerpts from the Life of Epicurus / by Diogenes Laertius
  • Letter to Herodotus : Parallel Passages from Lucretius
  • Letter to Pythocles : Parallel Passages from Lucretius
  • Letter to Menoeceus : Parallel Passages from Lucretius
  • Leading Doctrines
  • The Vatican Collection of Aphorisms.

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