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Friendship, Pleasure, and the Good Life in Epicurean Philosophy
Paperback
Publisher: Colloquium Verlag
Published: Oct 25 2025
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Epicurus reimagined happiness as a craft you could practice, teach, and share - not a luxury for the few. This book brings that practical, humane program to life: clear, accessible philosophy paired with a living social design for calmer minds, steadier desires, and deeper friendships. Drawing on Epicurus' letters, the Principal Doctrines, and Lucretius' poetic therapy, it shows how rituals, memory, and everyday habits can be repurposed to dissolve fear, tame appetite, and create a durable inner freedom that thrives in ordinary life.
Readable, modern, and urgently practical, the book translates ancient moral medicine into tools you can use today: how to manage work and wealth so they serve peace rather than status; how to form friendships that protect and enrich; how to reframe death and divine dread so they stop dictating your choices; and how small communal practices produce big psychological benefits. Ideal for readers who want philosophy that changes how they live, not just how they think, this volume is both a recovered school of thought and a ready-made manual for designing a life of steady joy.
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