Epicurus: a theoretical system, Ethics or praxis?

Authors

  • Ignacio Marcio Cid Institut Fort Pius

Keywords:

Epicurus, Plato, system, Ethics, practice, health, therapy

Abstract

This paper will describe firstly the difference existing between the Platonic-Aristotelian and the Epicurean conception of a philosophical system as an ordered whole and the importance of immediate applicability which characterizes the Epicurean experience of thinking, along with its healing, life-changing power.

Keywords: Epicurus, Plato, system, Ethics, practice, health, therapy.

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Published

2018-04-11

How to Cite

Marcio Cid, I. (2018). Epicurus: a theoretical system, Ethics or praxis?. Anuari De La Societat Catalana De Filosofia, (28-29), 25–31. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/ASCF/article/view/144225

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Section

Proceedings of the IV Congrés Català de Filosofia