The Birth of Hedonism: The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure as a Way of Life - Paperback
by Kurt Lampe
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691176383ISBN-10:691176388UPC:9780691176383Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & SurveysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.67 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SCTJSKX9K5
The Birth of Hedonism: The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure as a Way of Life
According to Xenophon, Socrates tried to persuade his associate Aristippus to moderate his excessive indulgence in wine, women, and food, arguing that only hard work can bring happiness. Aristippus wasn't convinced. Instead, he and his followers espoused the most radical form of hedonism in ancient Western philosophy. Before the rise of the better known but comparatively ascetic Epicureans, the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691176383ISBN-10:691176388UPC:9780691176383Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & SurveysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.67 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SCTJSKX9K5
Kurt Lampe is a lecturer in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Bristol.
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