| Physical description |
1 online resource (x, 233 pages) |
| Series |
Philosophia antiqua, 0079-1678 ; v. 111
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Philosophia antiqua ; v. 111.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-208) and indexes. |
| Contents |
4.1.2. Lucretius' political philosophy in De rerum natura4.1.3. Living unnoticed? Lucretius' ultimate ambitions; 4.2. Philodemus; 4.2.1. Introduction; 4.2.2. The autonomy of politics ... ; 4.2.3. ... and of philosophy; 4.2.4. The interaction of two separate worlds; 4.2.5. Living unnoticed in the face of death?; 4.2.6. Conclusion; 4.3. Diogenes of Oenoanda; Chapter Five. Conclusion; Chapter Six. Appendix: Augustan poetry; 6.1. Virgil; 6.2. Horace; 6.3. Ovid; Bibliography; Indices; Index nominum; Index locorum; Index rerum. |
| Summary |
Against the background of age-old Greek wisdom, Epicurus' advice to 'live unnoticed' (lathe biosas) was particularly provocative and scandalous. Why, after all, would an unknown Greek soldier in Agamemnon's army have been happier than famous Achilles? Or why should an ordinary Athenian be regarded as more blessed and enviable than Pericles? Yet Epicurus' ideal was far from unattractive, guaranteeing as it did a quiet and untroubled existence far from the dangerous turmoil of public life. This book casts new light on Epicurus' socio-political philosophy through a careful analysis of his argumen. |
| Subject |
Epicurus -- Ethics.
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Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
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Conduct of life.
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Solitude.
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Ethics -- Greece.
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Ethics, Ancient.
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| Variant Title |
Lathe biōsas |
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On the vicissitudes of an Epicurean doctrine |
| ISBN |
9789047430957 (electronic bk.) |
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9047430956 (electronic bk.) |
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9004161716 |
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9789004161719 |
| Standard Number |
10.1163/ej.9789004161719.i-236 |
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