NOOK Book (eBook) $ 8.99 $9.95 Save 10% Current price is $8.99, Original price is $9.95. Got it for class. I wish the binding were better on this paperback-- feels flimsy-- but the translation is the smoothest-reading of the three I've encountered and it's tops for completeness. Brad Inwood is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, University of Toronto. Arrives. Epicurus' ethics is one of the source of modern ethics. Like with Lucretius, I found their materialism to be the most interesting aspect of their philosophy, but the text also include critiques and polemics against the Epicureans, which was also of interest. Lloyd P. Gerson is Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto. READ IT! Amazon.in - Buy The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (Hackett Classics) book online at best prices in India on Amazon.in. Refresh and try again. Epicurus' writings explain Epicurus' thoughts and impressions about the social life in his age. Bibliographic Information MARC Record Personal Author: Epicurus. How sensible is that? Find books like The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia from the world’s largest community of readers. Amazon.com: The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (Hackett Classics) (9780872202412): Epicurus, Gerson, Lloyd P., Inwood, Brad: Books. The 13-digit and 10-digit formats both work. Please try again. Free delivery on qualified orders. And who doesn't need that? Preparing. Lucretius definitely makes the ideas more palatable, but they are both still interesting in their own respects. Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2013, The statements of Epicurus as translated are like Ãonfucius say\ bumper stickers,or greeting cards, carefully selected aphorisms, Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2015, Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2017. Epicurus was "a life philosopher" of the Ancient Greece. The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (HPC Classics). It certainly showed how flawed but also how correct the Epicureans were about the world. The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (Hackett Classics) Kindle Edition by Epicurus (Author), Brad Inwood (Author, Translator), Lloyd P. Gerson (Author) & Format: Kindle Edition. Short fragments and testimonia from known works: * From On Nature * From the Puzzles * From On the Goal * From the Symposium * From Against Theophrastus * Fragments of Epicurus' letters, Short fragments and testimonia from uncertain works: * Logic and epistemology * Physics and theology * Ethics. Epicurus was the reader of Platon, Aristoteles and Herakleitos, Epicurus' "atomism" in his physical understanding source from Democritus in a tradition. Epicurus was the reader of Platon, Aristoteles and Herakleitos, Epicurus' "atomism" in his physical understanding source from Democritus in a tradition. Dispatched very quickly. Great insights on epistemology and quite important studies on the atoms (physics in general) although always failing in some basic concepts that modern technology fucked him over. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia (Hackett Classics) eBook: Epicurus, Inwood, Brad, Gerson, Lloyd P., Inwood, Brad: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store The Stoics Reader: Selected Writings and Testimonia. This is a great little textbook. Get this from a library! Booktopia has The Epicurus Reader, Selected Writings and Testimonia by Epicurus. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Download books for free. Highly recommended. Clear, concise. Politics & … Lucretius definitely makes the ideas more palatable, but they are both still interesting in their own respects. 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