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100	1		_aO'keefe _eAuthor.
245	1	0	_aEpicureanism _h[electronic resource]
260			_aDurham : _bAcumen Publishing, Limited _cOct. 2009 _aAbingdon : _bMarston Book Services, Limited [Distributor]
300			_axvii, 206 p.
506			_aAvailable for distribution in: UNITED KINGDOM.
520	8		_aAnnotation _bThis introduction to Epicureanism offers students and general readers a clear exposition of the central tenets of Epicurean philosophy, one of the dominant schools of the Hellenistic period. Founded by Epicurus of Samos (c. 341-270 BCE), it held that for a human being the greatest good was to attain tranquility, free from fear and bodily pain, by seeking to understand the workings of the world and the limits of our desires. Tim O'Keefe provides an extended exegesis of the arguments that support Epicurean philosophical positions, analyzing both their strengths and their weaknesses while showing how the different areas of Epicurean inquiry come together to make a whole. Lucid, witty, and entertaining, "Epicureanism" wears its knowledge lightly while offering a wealth of stimulating and humorous examples.
538			_aAvailable electronically via the Internet.
653			_aGreek Philology.
653			_aLanguage Arts & Disciplines
856	4	0	_uhttp://0-site.ebrary.com.library.vu.edu.au/lib/victoriauni/Top?id=10553846 _zFull text available from Ebrary Academic Complete International Subscription Collection
942			_2ddc _cE-BOOK
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