Epicurus

His Continuing Influence and Contemporary Relevance
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-9713459-6-6
Verlag: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rit Press

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 354 g

The philosophy of Epicurus (c. 341-271 B. C. E.), has been a quietly pervasive influence for more than two millennia. At present, when many long revered ideologies are proven empty, Epicureanism is powerfully and refreshingly relevant, offering a straightforward way of dealing with the issues of life and death. The chapters in this book provide a kaleidoscope of contemporary opinions about Epicurus' teachings. They tell us also about the archeological discoveries that promise to augment the scant remains we have of Epicurus's own writing. the breadth of this new work will be welcomed by those who value Epicurean philosophy as a scholarly and personal resource for contemporary life. "Epicurus: His Continuing Influence and Contemporary Relevance," is the title of a 2002 conference on Epicurus held at Rochester Institute of Technology, when many of the ideas here were first presented.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gordon, Dane R.

Suits, David B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapters
The Philosophy of Epicurus: Is It an Option for Today? - Dane R. Gordon
Philodemus, the Herculaneum Papyri, and the Therapy of Fear - David Armstrong
The Angry God: Epicureans, Lactantius, and Warfare - James I. Campbell
Plotinus and Epicurean Epistemology - Lloyd P. Gerson
Atomism and Gassendi's Conception of the Human Soul - Veronica Gventzadze
Epicurus and Bishop Butler - David E. White
The Young Marx on Epicurus: Dialectical Atomism and Human Freedom - Paul M. Schafer
The Fixation of Satisfaction: Epicurus and Peirce on the Goal - David B. Suits
Theological Paradox in Epicurus - Marianna Shakhnovich
Epicurus on Friends and Goals - Daniel C. Russell
Epicurus on Friendship: The Emergence of Blessedness - M. R. Wheeler
Death as a Punishment: A Consequence of Epicurean Thanatology - Stephen E. Rosenbaum
Diogenes's Inscription at Oenoanda - Andrew M. T. Moore

Index
Contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Gordon, Dane R.
Dane R. Gordon is Professor Emeritus in Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology. His books include: A Feeling Intellect and a Thinking Heart (University Press of America, 2002), Philosophy and Vision (Rodopi, 1998, first published in Polish in 1995), The Old Testament in its Theological, Cultural and Historical Context (Prentice-Hall, 1985, and UPS, 1994), and Thinking and Reading in Philosophy of Religion (Haven, 1994).

Suits, David B.
David B. Suits is Professor of Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology. His current research interests include the philosophy of death, the philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence, and the nature of empathy. He is finishing a book, The Singularity of Death: An Epicurean Perspective.