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The Epicurean tradition

By Howard Jones

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1989
ISBN
0415020697, 0415075548, 9781134523276, 9780415020695
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8786898 bytes)
Edition
y First printing
Pages
276\285
Time added
2023-10-02 18:31:53

Description

The Epicurean Tradition documents the long and complex history of Epicureanism from the the classical to the post-classical age. Established in fourth century Greece in response to the particular needs of a new age, it gained an immediate and widespread following throughout the Mediterranean world, and in Roman times competed on equal terms with Stoicism for the allegiance of the citizens of the empire. It was furthermore singled out by the early church as a dangerous enemy of the faith. Coinciding with renewed interest in the antique world, Epicureanism, truer to its classical parent, re-emerged in the Renaissance to add an important dimension to the philosphical debate of the time.

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