| Live Unnoticed: On the Vicissitudes of an Epicurean Doctrine Contributor(s): Roskam, Geert (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004161716 ISBN-13: 9789004161719 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: This book casts new light on Epicurus' famous ideal of an 'unnoticed life' (lathe biosas). It also shows how this ideal was received during the later history of Epicureanism and how it occasionally occurs in ancient Latin poetry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 187 |
| Series: Philosophia Antiqua |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.78" W x 9.47" (1.30 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Against the background of age-old Greek wisdom, Epicurus' advice to 'live unnoticed' (lathe biosas) was particularly provocative and scandalous. Why, after all, would an unknown Greek soldier in Agamemnon's army have been happier than famous Achilles? Or why should an ordinary Athenian be regarded as more blessed and enviable than Pericles? Yet Epicurus' ideal was far from unattractive, guaranteeing as it did a quiet and untroubled existence far from the dangerous turmoil of public life. This book casts new light on Epicurus' socio-political philosophy through a careful analysis of his arguments. It also shows how the ideal of an 'unnoticed life' was received during the later history of Epicureanism and how it occasionally occurs in ancient Latin poetry. |