Principal Doctrines

by Epicurus

Overview

"Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."
- Epicurus.

Epicurus posited a materialistic physics, in which pleasure, by which he meant freedom from pain, is the highest good. Serenity, the harmony of mind and body, is best achieved, through virtue and simple living.

In addition to the Principal Doctrines, included here is the essay Epicureanism by William De Witt Hyde and an Epicurus biography by Charles Bradlaugh. There is also an image gallery.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157993740
Publisher:	Enhanced E-Books
Publication date:	01/31/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	54
File size:	916 KB

About the Author

Charles Bradlaugh (26 September 1833 – 30 January 1891) was an English writer, political activist and an atheist.

William De Witt Hyde (September 23, 1858 – June 29, 1917) was an American college president, born at Winchendon, Mass.

Charles Duke Yonge (30 November 1812 – 30 November 1891) was an English historian, classicist and cricketer. He wrote numerous works of modern history, and translated several classical works.