A Life Worthy of the Gods: The Materialist Psychology of Epicurus (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for A Life Worthy of the Gods Epicurus, and his Roman disciple Lucretius, held that the primary cause of human unhappiness was an irrational fear of death. This book shows how such fears arose, according to the Epicureans, and why they persist even in modern societies. It offers a close examination of the basic principles of Epicurean psychology.
Full description- Publisher: Parmenides Publishing
- Published: 17 November 2008
- Format: Paperback 176 pages
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- Categories: Psychological Theory & Schools Of Thought | Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500
- ISBN 13: 9781930972285 ISBN 10: 1930972288
- Sales rank: 430,914
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Full description for A Life Worthy of the Gods
Epicurus, and his Roman disciple Lucretius, held that the primary cause of human unhappiness was an irrational fear of death. What is more, they believed that a clear understanding of the nature of the world would help to eliminate this fear; for if we recognise that the universe and everything in it is made up of atoms and empty space, we will see that the soul cannot possibly survive the extinction of the body - and no harm to us can occur after we die. This liberating insight is at the core of Epicurean therapy. In this book, Konstan seeks to show how such fears arose, according to the Epicureans, and why they persist even in modern societies. It offers a close examination of the basic principles of Epicurean psychology: showing how a system based on a materialistic world view could provide a coherent account of irrational anxieties and desires, and provide a therapy that would allow human beings to enjoy life to the fullest degree.
