Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0521194784
ISBN-13
9780521194785
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 26th, 2011
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
528 grams
Dimensions
23.70 x 15.00 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Ancient history: to c 500 CEWestern philosophy: Ancient, to c 500
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This book brings together the work of leading classicists and philosophers in order to show the vitality and development of Epicureanism after Epicurus, and especially the dynamic interplay between tradition and innovation.
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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