This discerning debut from Austin, a philosophy professor at Wake Forest University, defends the ancient Greek ethical philosophy of Epicureanism. “Pleasures both large and small give shape and color ...
Epicurus, founder of Epicureanism, taught that happiness stems from wisdom, moderation, and inner peace, not excess. He ...
Epicurus of Samos (341-270 BC), who flourished not long after Aristotle died, founded a school of philosophy that convened at his home and garden in Athens. Called 'the Garden', this school dedicated ...
How to be an Epicurean. By Catherine Wilson. Basic Books; 304 pages; $17.99. Published in Britain as “The Pleasure Principle”; HarperCollins; £14.99 IN CATHERINE WILSON’S manual on “the ancient art of ...
HOW TO BE AN EPICUREAN: The Ancient Art of Living Well. By Catherine Wilson. Basic Books. 304 pages. $27. Apart from the sage advice to "Eat, drink and be merry," wiser words than "Living well is the ...
Epicurus of Samos (341-270 BC), who flourished not long after Aristotle died, founded a school of philosophy that convened at his home and garden in Athens. Called 'the Garden', this school dedicated ...
'Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man." By the lights of this maxim, taken from the fourth-century B.C. Greek philosopher Epicurus, contemporary philosophy ...
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