The Philosophy of Epicurus, Paperback - Epicurus

DescriptionDespite its modern-day connotations of hedonism, "epicureanism" has more to do with living a mindful, uncomplicated life. These writings...

The brilliant writings of a highly influential Greek philosopher, with a foreword by Daniel Klein, author of Travels with EpicurusThe teachings of ...

Reducere. DescriptionEpicurus developed a system of ethics embracing every conception or form of life that can be traced to the principles of his philosophy....

Reducere. DescriptionPrincipal Doctrines & Letter to Menoeceus by Epicurus and translated by Robert Drew Hicks. Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who...

Reducere. DescriptionFor Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by peace and freedom from fear, the absenc...

Asking whether it is better to be forever young or grin toothlessly and authentically into old age, Daniel Klein journeys to the Greek island of Hy...

Frances Wright was an author, a feminist, a humanist, a naturalist philosopher and--like her friend Thomas Jefferson--a disciple of Epicurus. In th...

Reducere. Offering a sample of the surviving works of philosophers of the Hellenistic Age such as Lucretius, Epicurus, and Philo of Alexandria, this text sho...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Hiram CrespoThis book by Hiram Crespo, the founder of the Society of Friends of Epicurus, discusses the ancient wisdom that...

Reducere. From the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes this remarkable new book that presents the wisdom of some of the ...

This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they'd had in schoolOutrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk...

The Essays (1625) is a collection of writings by Francis Bacon, one of England's most prominent philosophers and scientists whose work was central ...