TY - BOOK ID - 16884919 TI - Facing death : Epicurus and his critics PY - 2005 SN - 0199252890 9780199252893 019929769X 9780199297696 0191601403 9786611989934 1281989932 0191531006 PB - Oxford: Clarendon, DB - UniCat KW - Death. KW - Epicureans (Greek philosophy) KW - Epicurus. KW - Epicurean philosphers KW - Epicureanism KW - Epicureeërs (Griekse filosofie) KW - Epicuriens (Philosophie grecque) KW - Epicurisme KW - Epikureismus KW - Philosophes épicuriens KW - Philosophie épicurienne KW - École épicurienne KW - Épicurisme KW - Épicurisme (Philosophie grecque) KW - Épicuréisme KW - Mort KW - Epicuriens KW - Death KW - Philosophy, Ancient KW - Dying KW - End of life KW - Life KW - Terminal care KW - Terminally ill KW - Thanatology KW - Philosophy KW - Epicurus KW - Ἐπίκουρος KW - Epikouros KW - Epikuros KW - Ėpikur KW - Epiḳoros KW - Epicuro KW - Abīqūr KW - Yibijiulu KW - Epicure KW - Epʻikʻurosŭ KW - Attitude to Death. KW - Philosophy. KW - Epicureans (Greek philosophy). KW - Doodsangst. KW - Epicurisme. KW - Klassieke oudheid. KW - Mort. KW - Épicuriens. KW - Tod. KW - Philosophie. KW - Epikureer. KW - Epicurismo. KW - Filosofia grega. KW - Épicure. KW - Epicuro. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:16884919 AB - (Publisher-supplied data) The ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism tried to argue that death is "nothing to us." Were they right? James Warren provides a comprehensive study and articulation of the interlocking arguments against the fear of death found not only in the writings of Epicurus himself, but also in Lucretius' poem De rerum natura and in Philodemus' work De morte. These arguments are central to the Epicurean project of providing ataraxia (freedom from anxiety) and therefore central to an understanding of Epicureanism as a whole. They also offer significant resources for modern discussions of the value of death--one which stands at the intersection of metaphysics and ethics. ER -