The fourfold remedy : Epicurus and the art of happiness
Sellars, John, 1971-2021
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What do we really need in order to live a happy life? Over two thousand years ago the Greek philosopher Epicurus offers a seemingly simple answer: pleasure. All we really want is pleasure. Today we tend to associate the word 'Epicurean' with the enjoyment of fine food and wine and decadent self-indulgence. But, as philosopher John Sellars shows, these things are a world away from the vision of a pleasant life developed by Epicurus and his followers who were more concerned with mental pleasures and avoiding pain. Their goal, in short, was a life of tranquillity. In vivid, elegant prose, Sellars walks us through the history of Epicureanism from a private garden on the edge of ancient Athens to the streets of ancient Rome, to explore a completely different way of thinking about the pleasures of friendship, our place in the world and the meaning of death.
Main title:
The fourfold remedy : Epicurus and the art of happiness / John Sellars.
Author:
Sellars, John, 1971-, author
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2021.
Collation:
96 pages ; 19 cm
ISBN:
9780241419564 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
152.42152.42 SELL
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2280396
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