Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction - Wilson Catherine
Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction - Wilson Catherine Epicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly the pleasures of the table.…
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Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction - Wilson Catherine
Epicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly the pleasures of the table. Epicureanism is a school of thought whose legacy continues to reverberate today.In this Very Short Introduction, Catherine Wilson explains the key ideas of the School, comparing them with those of the rival Stoics and with Kantian ethics, and tracing their influence on the development of scientific and political thought from Locke, Newton, and Galileo to Rousseau, Marx, Bentham, and Mill. However it was a complex and distinctive system of philosophy that emphasized simplicity and moderation, and considered nature to consist of atoms and the void.
She discusses the adoption and adaptation of Epicurean motifs in science, morality, and politics from the 17th Century onwards and contextualises the significance of Epicureanism in modern life.