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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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Additional Authors
  • Fish, Jeffrey.
  • Sanders, Kirk R., 1966-
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"--
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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
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