Epicurus and the Singularity of Death: Defending Radical Epicureanism

by David B. Suits

Book Overview

In his Letter to Menoeceus, the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus states that 'death is nothing to us'. Few philosophers then or since have agreed with his controversial argument, upholding instead that death constitutes a deprivation and is therefore to be feared. Diverging from the current trend and sparking fresh debate, this book provides an imaginative defense of the Epicurean view of death.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135013404X
• ISBN13: 9781350134041
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"