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Epicurus' Ethical Theory : The Pleasures of Invulnerability / Phillip Mitsis.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology ; 48Publisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (198 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780801421877
  • 9780801466885
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 171/.4/0924 19
LOC classification:
  • B573 .M58 1988
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  • online - DeGruyter
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  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Pleasure, Happiness, and Desire -- 2. Justice and the Virtues -- 3. Friendship and Altruism -- 4. Reason, Responsibility, and the Mechanisms of Freedom -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- Index of Modern Scholars
Summary: The ethical theory of the Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-271 B.C.) is commonly taken to be narrowly egoistic, and there is ample evidence in his writings to support this view-for example, in his maxims on friendship, his emphasis on the utility of friends and his continual effort to link friendship and pleasure. By means of a comprehensive and penetrating examination of the main elements of Epicurean ethics Phillip Mitsis forces us to reevaluate this widely misunderstood figure in the history of philosophy. Measuring Epicurean doctrines against both their ancient and modern alternatives, Mitsis argues that Epicurus' hedonism, when properly understood in its original philosophical context, is a complex and significant ethical option.Mitsis shows that Epicurus perceived, and brought forward in his writings, a series of conflicts between rival, though individually well founded, claims. Epicurus was ultimately unable to resolve these conflicts, Mitsis says, and therefore the Epicurean "system" cannot be regarded as a consistent whole. Looking closely at the surviving ancient evidence, Mitsis reconstructs the wider theoretical framework of particular Epicurean arguments and proposes new interpretations of Epicurus' accounts of pleasure, human action and responsibility, the virtues, and altruism. Woven through the exposition and criticism of Epicurean positions are illuminating references to later moral philosophers, from Hobbes and Mill to contemporary figures.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Pleasure, Happiness, and Desire -- 2. Justice and the Virtues -- 3. Friendship and Altruism -- 4. Reason, Responsibility, and the Mechanisms of Freedom -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- Index of Modern Scholars

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The ethical theory of the Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-271 B.C.) is commonly taken to be narrowly egoistic, and there is ample evidence in his writings to support this view-for example, in his maxims on friendship, his emphasis on the utility of friends and his continual effort to link friendship and pleasure. By means of a comprehensive and penetrating examination of the main elements of Epicurean ethics Phillip Mitsis forces us to reevaluate this widely misunderstood figure in the history of philosophy. Measuring Epicurean doctrines against both their ancient and modern alternatives, Mitsis argues that Epicurus' hedonism, when properly understood in its original philosophical context, is a complex and significant ethical option.Mitsis shows that Epicurus perceived, and brought forward in his writings, a series of conflicts between rival, though individually well founded, claims. Epicurus was ultimately unable to resolve these conflicts, Mitsis says, and therefore the Epicurean "system" cannot be regarded as a consistent whole. Looking closely at the surviving ancient evidence, Mitsis reconstructs the wider theoretical framework of particular Epicurean arguments and proposes new interpretations of Epicurus' accounts of pleasure, human action and responsibility, the virtues, and altruism. Woven through the exposition and criticism of Epicurean positions are illuminating references to later moral philosophers, from Hobbes and Mill to contemporary figures.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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