Epicureanism, 7

by Tim O'Keefe

Book Overview

This introduction to Epicureanism offers students and general readers a clear exposition of the central tenets of Epicurean philosophy, one of the dominant schools of the Hellenistic period. Founded by Epicurus of Samos (c. 341?270 BCE), it held that for a human being the greatest good was to attain tranquility, free from fear and bodily pain, by seeking to understand the workings of the world and the limits of our desires. Tim O’Keefe provides an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520264711
• ISBN13: 9780520264717
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"