Table of Contents
Foreword Daniel Klein vii
Preface George K. Strodach xiii
The Art of Happiness
Introduction George K. Strodach 1
I Development of the Atomic Concept 1
II First Principles of Atomism and Their Implications 8
III The Motion of Atoms 15
IV Sensation and Perception 18
V Theory of Knowledge 25
VI Religion and Theology 39
VII Ethics and the Good Life 56
A Note on the Translation 77
Excerpts from the Life of Epicurus Diogenes Laertius 81
Letter to Herodotus: Parallel Passages from Lucretius 91
Letter to Pythocles: Parallel Passages from Lucretius 135
Letter to Menoeceus: Parallel Passages from Lucretius 155
Leading Doctrines 173
The Vatican Collection of Aphorisms 181
Abbreviations 185
Notes 187
Selected Bibliography 241
Index 245