Facing Death: Epicurus and His Critics

by James Warren

Book Overview

The ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism tried to argue that death is "nothing to us." Were they right? James Warren provides a comprehensive study and articulation of the interlocking arguments against the fear of death found not only in the writings of Epicurus himself, but also in Lucretius' poem De rerum natura and in Philodemus' work De morte. These arguments are central to the Epicurean project of providing ataraxia (freedom from anxiety)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199252890
• ISBN13: 9780199252893
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 8.7"