Facing Death: Epicurus and His Critics by James Warren

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The ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism tried to argue that death is "nothing to us." Were they right? James Warren examines the arguments they offered and evaluates their success, setting them against modern philosophical accounts of how death can be a harm. He also asks whether a... read more

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Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Movements › Humanism
Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Ethics & Morality
Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Greek & Roman
Books › History › Europe › Greece
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