The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings And Test... -

: 40 concise aphorisms that distill the entire Epicurean lifestyle.

This slim but dense volume from Hackett Publishing gathers the "raw materials" of Epicurean thought. Since Epicurus's own vast library of work was largely lost, scholars rely on a few surviving letters, maxims, and the "testimonia" (reports) of later ancient writers—both friends and critics. The reader includes: The Epicurus Reader: Selected Writings and Test...

: Reports from Cicero, Plutarch, and others that help reconstruct the broader system of thought. The "Four-Part Cure" for Modern Anxiety : 40 concise aphorisms that distill the entire