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The art of happiness / Epicurus : translated with an introduction and commentary by George K. Strodach ; foreword by Daniel Klein.

Title
The art of happiness / Epicurus : translated with an introduction and commentary by George K. Strodach ; foreword by Daniel Klein.
Author
Epicurus.
Publication
New York : Penguin Books, 2012.

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Additional Authors
Strodach, George K.
Description
xiv, 251 p.; 20 cm.
Summary
"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 centuries after his death, he counts among his many admirers Thomas Hobbes, Thomas Jefferson, Karl Marx, and Isaac Newton." --Publisher description.
Uniform Title
Works. Selections. English. 2012
Alternative Title
Works. 2012
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Records and correspondence
  • Records and correspondence.
Note
  • "First published in the United States of America as The philisophy of Epicurus: letters, doctrines, and parallel passages from Lucretius."--T.p, verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-243) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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.
ISBN
  • 9780143107217 (pbk.)
  • 0143107216 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2012040886
OCLC
  • 796756234
  • SCSB-12531724
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library