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In Pursuit of Pleasure
ISBN: 978-618-5369-57-6

Κατάσταση Έκδοσης: Κυκλοφορεί
Είδος: Βιβλίο
Μορφή: Χαρτόδετο
Αναγνωστικό Κοινό: Ενήλικες - βιβλία προς το ευρύ κοινό
Θέμα: ancient greek philosophy, epicurean ethics, epicurean philosophy, Epicurus, happiness, Letter to Menoeceus, pleasure, Principal Doctrines, Vatican Sayings, Αρχαία, κλασικά και μεσαιωνικά κείμενα, Λογοτεχνικές σπουδές
Γλώσσα: Αγγλική
Έτος Έκδοσης: 2022
Εκδότης: Αιώρα
Συγγραφέας: Bailey, Cyril 1871-1957, Επίκουρος, 341 π.Χ. -270 π.Χ.
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Σελίδες: 112 σελ.

Τιμή Εκδότη: 12,00 

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Περιγραφή

Greek philosopher Epicurus defined philosophy as ‘ a daily business of speech and thought to secure happiness ’ . He believed happiness to be the goal of human life and thought it could be achieved by pursuing pleasure. However, the Epicurean philosophy was then and still is now often erroneously interpreted as promoting hedonism. Rather, Epicurus considered pleasure to be connected to virtue not excess or sensual self-indulgence.

This volume contains Cyril Bailey’s masterly, classic translations of the most important surviving writing of Epicurus—the Letter to Menoeceus, the Principal Doctrines and the Vatican Sayings—and offers the contemporary reader a comprehensive overview of Epicurean ethics, his philosophy on what matters in life and how we should live.