Epicurus' Ethical Theory : : The Pleasures of Invulnerability / / Phillip Mitsis.
The ethical theory of the Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-271 B.C.) is commonly taken to be narrowly egoistic, and there is ample evidence in his writings to support this view-for example, in his maxims on friendship, his emphasis on the utility of friends and his continual effort to link friendship...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cornell Studies in Classical Philology ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (198 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Pleasure, Happiness, and Desire
- 2. Justice and the Virtues
- 3. Friendship and Altruism
- 4. Reason, Responsibility, and the Mechanisms of Freedom
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Index of Modern Scholars