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The invention and gendering of Epicurus /

The school of Greek philosopher Epicurus, which became known as the Garden, famously put great stock in happiness and pleasure. As a philosophical community, and a way of seeing the world, Epicureanism had a centuries-long life in Athens and Rome, as well as across the Mediterranean. The Invention a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gordon, Pamela, 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
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Publicado: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2012]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The First Lampoons of Epicurus
  • Chapter 2: Odysseus and the Telos
  • Chapter 3: A Woman Named "Pleasing"
  • Chapter 4: Virtus and Voluptas
  • Chapter 5: The Material Epicurean
  • Conclusion: The Size of the Sun and the Gender of the Philosopher
  • Works Cited
  • Index Locorum
  • General Index