Author Description

This clear and engaging introduction provides lucid exposition of the central tenets of Epicurus philosophy. Part 1 of the book examines the fundamentals of Epicurus physics and meta-physics, including atoms, cosmology, proto-Darwinian biology, the nature and functioning of the mind, and death. Part 2 explores Epicurus epistemology, including his arguments against scepticism and his empiricist doctrines on the criteria of truth. The third and final part deals with Epicurus ethics, exploring his arguments for hedonism, his distinctive conceptions of types of pleasure and desire, his belief in virtue, and his notions of justice and friendship."