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The Ethics of Epicurus and Its Relation to Contemporary Doctrines

"This is the first English translation of a compelling and highly original reading of Epicurus by Jean-Marie Guyau. This book has long been recognized as one of the best and most concerted attempts to explore one of the most important, yet controversial ancient philosophers whose thought, Guyau...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Guyau, Jean-Marie
Other Authors: Ansell Pearson, Keith, Testa, Federico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021.
Series:Re-Inventing Philosophy As a Way of Life Ser.
Subjects:
Epicurus.
Epicurus
Hedonism.
Hedonism
Table of Contents:
  • Cover page
  • Halftitle page
  • Series page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • Note on the Translation
  • Editors' Introduction Jean-Marie Guyau on Epicurus and the Art of Living: A Novel Approach to the History of Philosophy
  • Th e Ethics of Epicurus
  • Epicurean pleasure and self-cultivation
  • Foreword
  • Introduction Epicureanism in Antiquity and Modernity
  • Book One The Pleasures of the Flesh
  • 1 Pleasure: The End of Life and the Principle of All Ethics
  • 2 Fundamental Pleasure: The Stomach
  • 3 The Rule of Pleasure: Utility.
  • Happiness,The Sovereign Good
  • 4 Desire
  • The Ultimate End of Desire: Rest,Enjoyment of Self
  • Book Two The Pleasures of the Soul
  • 1 Intellectual and Moral Serenity
  • Science, Opposed by Epicurus to the Idea of Miracle
  • 2 Freedom
  • Contingency in Nature, the Condition of Human Freedom
  • 3 Tranquillity in the Face of Death.
  • Epicurean Theory of Death, and its Relation toContemporary Theories
  • Book Three Private and Public Virtues
  • 1 Courage and Temperance. Love and Friendship.The Genesis of Friendship. The Conduct of the Sage in Human Society
  • 2 Justice and Social Contract
  • 3 Progress in Humanity
  • 4 Epicurean Piety. The Struggle against Divinity understood as Efficient Cause
  • Conclusion Epicureanism and its Analogies with Modern Positivism. The Success of Epicureanism in Antiquity
  • Book Four The Modern Successors of Epicurus
  • 1 The Epoch of Transition Between Ancient Epicureanism and Modern Epicureanism -Gassendi and Hobbes
  • 2 La Rochefoucauld
  • The Psychology of Epicureanism
  • 3 Spinoza
  • Synthesis of Epicureanism and Stoicism
  • 4 Helvétius
  • 5 The Spirit of Epicureanism in Eighteenth-Century France
  • Conclusion Contemporary Epicureanism
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Names

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