Epicurus on Freedom
by
Tim O'Keefe
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
052184696X
ISBN-13
9780521846967
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 28th, 2005
Print length
186 Pages
Weight
457 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
PhilosophyPhilosophy
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This 2005 book reconstructs Epicurus' theory of freedom, arguing that the sort of freedom which Epicurus wanted to preserve is significantly different from the 'free will' which philosophers debate today, and that in its emphasis on rational action it has much closer affinities with Aristotle's thought than with current preoccupations.
In this 2005 book, Tim O'Keefe reconstructs the theory of freedom of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341–271/0 BCE). Epicurus' theory has attracted much interest, but our attempts to understand it have been hampered by reading it anachronistically as the discovery of the modern problem of free will and determinism. O'Keefe argues that the sort of freedom which Epicurus wanted to preserve is significantly different from the 'free will' which philosophers debate today, and that in its emphasis on rational action it has much closer affinities with Aristotle's thought than with current preoccupations. His original and provocative book will be of interest to a wide range of readers in Hellenistic philosophy.
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