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La premier de La Gavina de Txèkhov fracassa un dia com avui l'any 1896, declarant a la premsa que "ni vivint set-cents anys tornaré a escriure una altra obra de teatre".
La premier de La Gavina de Txèkhov fracassa un dia com avui l'any 1896, declarant a la premsa que "ni vivint set-cents anys tornaré a escriure una altra obra de teatre".
Facing death: Epicurus and his critics

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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. If death is the end of the subject, and the subject can not be benefited nor harmed after death, is it reasonable nevertheless to fear the ceasing-to-be? If the Epicureans are not right to claim that the dead can neither be benefited nor harmed, what alternative models might be offered for understanding the harm done by death and do these alternatives suffer from any further difficulties? The discussion involves consideration of both ethical and metaphysical topics, since it requires analysis not only of the nature of a good life, but also the nature of personal identity and time. A number of modern philosophers have offered criticisms or defences of the Epicureans' views. Warren explores and evaluates these in the light of a systematic and detailed study of the precise form and intention of the Epicureans' original arguments. Warren argues that the Epicureans also were interested in showing that mortality is not to be regretted and that premature death is not to be feared. Their arguments for these conclusions are to be found in their positive conception of the nature of a good and complete life, which divorce the completeness of a life as far as possible from considerations of its duration. Later chapters investigate the nature of a life lived without the fear of death and pose serious problems for the Epicureans being able to allow any concern for the post mortem future and being able to offer a positive reason for prolonging a life which is already complete in their terms.
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  • Enquadernació Tapa tova
  • Autor/s Warren, James
  • ISBN13 9780199297696
  • ISBN10 019929769X
  • Pàgines 240
  • Any Edició 2006
  • Idioma Anglès
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