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the cambridge companion to

EPICUREANISM
This Companion presents both an introduction to the history
of the ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism and also
a critical account of the major areas of its philosophical interest. Chapters span the school’s history from the early
Hellenistic Garden to the Roman Empire and its later reception in the early modern period, introducing the reader to the
Epicureans’ contributions in physics, metaphysics, epistemology, psychology, ethics and politics. The international
team of contributors includes scholars who have produced
innovative and original research in various areas of Epicurean
thought and they have produced essays which are accessible
and of interest to philosophers, classicists, and anyone concerned with the diversity and preoccupations of Epicurean
philosophy and the current state of academic research in this
field. The volume emphasizes the interrelation of the different areas of the Epicureans’ philosophical interests while
also drawing attention to points of interpretative difficulty
and controversy.
james warren is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of
Classics, University of Cambridge. Previous books include
Facing Death: Epicurus and his Critics (2004) and Epicurus
and Democritean Ethics: an Archaeology of Ataraxia (2002).

Cambridge Collections Online © Cambridge University Press, 2009

Cambridge Collections Online © Cambridge University Press, 2009

The Cambridge Companion to

EPICUREANISM
Edited by James Warren
University of Cambridge

Cambridge Collections Online © Cambridge University Press, 2009

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