Epicurus and His Influence on History by Ben GazurRequirements: .ePUB reader, 4.5 MBOverview: In ancient Greece one man came up with a pleasingly simple answer to this question. The philosopher Epicurus taught his followers that pleasure and contentment were the aims of the good life. For hundreds of years Epicureanism was one of the dominant […]
Epicurus of Samos: His Philosophy and Life: All the Principal Source Texts by Epicurus, Hiram CrespoRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 346 MBOverview: Epicurus of Samos (341-270 BCE) was the founder of the philosophical system to which he gave his name: Epicureanism. It is a label that is often misused and misunderstood today, with ‘a life of pleasure’ […]
The Oxford Handbook of Epicurus and Epicureanism (Oxford Handbooks) edited by Phillip MitsisRequirements: .ePUB reader, 6.3 MBOverview: The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-270 BCE), though often despised for his materialism, hedonism, and denial of the immortality of the soul during many periods of history, has at the same time been a source of inspiration to […]
Epicurus in Rome: Philosophical Perspectives in the Ciceronian Age by Sergio Yona, Gregson Davis Requirements: .PDF reader, 5 mbOverview: The role of Greek thought in the final days of the Roman republic is a topic that has garnered much attention in recent years. This volume of essays, commissioned specially from a distinguished international group of […]
Travels with Epicurus by Daniel Klein / Narrated by: Jeff HardingRequirements: .MP3 reader, 120 mbOverview: Our society worships at the fountain of youth, but are we missing out on an extraordinary stage in life? Daniel Klein ponders whether it is better to be forever young or to grin toothlessly and live an authentic old age. […]