Being Happy: Epicurus (Penguin Great Ideas) - Softcover

Epicurus

 
9780241473269: Being Happy: Epicurus (Penguin Great Ideas)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0241473268 ISBN 13: 9780241473269
Verlag: Penguin Classics, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justly'

The ancient Greek philosopher and teacher Epicurus argued that pleasure - not sensual hedonism, but the absence of pain or fear - is the highest goal of life. His hugely influential lessons on happiness are a call to appreciate the joy of being alive.

One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

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Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. Only a few fragments of his works remain, and much of what is known about his philosophy derives from later followers and commentators.

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One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

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Verlag
Penguin Classics
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0241473268
ISBN 13 
9780241473269
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
80
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