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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aMitsis, Phillip
_eautore
245 1 0 _aEpicurus' Ethical Theory :
_bThe Pleasures of Invulnerability /
_cPhillip Mitsis.
264 1 _aIthaca, NY :
_bCornell University Press,
_c[2014]
264 4 _c©2014
300 _a1 online resource (198 p.)
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490 0 _aCornell Studies in Classical Philology ;
_v48
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIntroduction --
_t1. Pleasure, Happiness, and Desire --
_t2. Justice and the Virtues --
_t3. Friendship and Altruism --
_t4. Reason, Responsibility, and the Mechanisms of Freedom --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex Locorum --
_tIndex of Modern Scholars
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aThe 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.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
650 0 _aEthics, Ancient.
650 4 _aAncient History & Classical Studies.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Ancient / General.
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