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Epicurus and the Epicurean tradition
- Title
- Epicurus and the Epicurean tradition / edited by Jeffrey Fish and Kirk R. Sanders.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 11-3925 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- xi, 267 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Epicureanism after the generation of its founders has been characterised as dogmatic, uncreative and static. But this volume brings together work from leading classicists and philosophers that demonstrates the persistent interplay in the school between historical and contemporary influences from outside the school and a commitment to the founders' authority. The interplay begins with Epicurus himself, who made arresting claims of intellectual independence, yet also admitted to taking over important ideas from predecessors, and displayed more receptivity than is usually thought to those of his contemporaries. The same principles of autonomy and openness figure importantly in the three major areas of focus in these essays: theology, politics and the emotions"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 11-3925
- ISBN
- 9780521194785
- 0521194784
- LCCN
- 2011006859
- OCLC
- YBP 2011006859
- Title
- Epicurus and the Epicurean tradition / edited by Jeffrey Fish and Kirk R. Sanders.
- Imprint
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Added Author
- Fish, Jeffrey.Sanders, Kirk R., 1966-
- Research Call Number
- JFE 11-3925