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Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction

By Catherine Wilson

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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 ri...Show more

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9780199688326

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Oxford University Press

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2015

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Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction

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