Epicurus reader : (Record no. 26436)
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 93044073 //r96 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0872202429 (alk. paper) : |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0872202410 (pbk.) : |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 187 Epi |
| Item number | 7 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 187 Epi |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Epicurus |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Epicurus reader : |
| Remainder of title | selected writings and testimonia |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | translated and edited, with notes, by Brad Inwood and L.P. Gerson ; introduction by D.S. Hutchinson. |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | The Epicurus reader : |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Indianapolis |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Hackett, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c1994. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvi, 111 p. |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | Contents: The ancient biography of Epicurus The extant letters Ancient collections of maxims Doxographical reports The testimony of Cicero The testimony of Lucretius The polemic of Plutarch Short fragments and testimonia from known works. From On Nature. From the Puzzles. From On the Goal. From the Symposium. From Against Theophrastus. Fragments of Epicurus' letters Short fragments and testimonia from uncertain works. Logic and epistemology. Physics and theology. Ethics |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "A total philosophy of life, death, religion, science, ethics, and culture promising liberation from the obstacles that stand in the way of our happiness, the teachings of Epicurus claimed many thousand committed followers all over the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. From the first years of its development, however, Epicureanism faced hostile opposition, and, as a result, much of our evidence for the content of this teaching is unhelpful and even misleading. The Epicurus Reader fills the need for a reliable selection and translation of the main surviving evidence, some of it never previously translated into English.Included here, with the exception of Lucretius De Rerum Natura, are the most important surviving ancient texts of a system of thought that even today remains a powerful living philosophy. The Epicurus Reader will be greatly welcomed by anybody who teaches Hellenistic Philosophy, or Epicureanism in particular, at any level. It offers a judicious and ample selection of texts, including the only extant writings by Epicurus. More importantly it provides a reliable, often admirably accurate translation of these sometimes difficult texts."--Publisher's description |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 69979 |
| 600 04 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Epicurus |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Philosophy, Ancient. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Readers |
| General subdivision | Philosophy, Ancient. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Inwood, Brad. |
| Relator code | Ed. & Translator |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gerson, Lloyd P. |
| Relator code | Ed. & Translator |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 100 - 199 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 5.95 | 2 | 187 Epi | 69979 | 2014-09-19 | 2014-08-12 |