TY - GEN T1 - Epicureanism T2 - Ancient philosophies. A1 - O'Keefe, Tim, 1968- LA - English PP - Durham, UK PB - Acumen YR - 2010 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn764476523 AB - The Epicurean school of philosophy was one of the dominant philosophies of the Hellenistic period. Founded by Epicurus of Samos (century 341-270 BCE) it was characterized by an empiricist epistemology and a hedonistic ethics. This new introduction to Epicurus offers readers clear exposition of the central tenets of Epicurus' philosophy, with particular stress placed on those features that have enduring philosophical interest and where parallels can be drawn with debates in contemporary analytic philosophy. Part 1 of the book examines the fundamentals of Epicurus' metaphysics, including atoms a. OP - 206 CN - B512 .O39 2010 SN - 9781317492566 SN - 1317492560 SN - 9781844651696 SN - 184465169X SN - 9781844651702 SN - 1844651703 KW - Epicureans (Greek philosophy) KW - Épicuriens. KW - PHILOSOPHY : History & Surveys : Ancient & Classical. KW - Epikureismus ER -