The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The First Lampoons of Epicurus -- Chapter 2: Odysseus and the Telos -- Chapter 3: A Woman Named "Pleasing" -- Chapter 4: Virtus and Voluptas -- Chapter 5: The Material Epicurean -- Conclusion: The Size of the Sun and the Gender of the Philosopher -- Works Cited -- Index Locorum -- General Index.
How a study of anti-Epicurian discourse can lead us to a better understanding of the cultural history of Epicurianism.
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Epicurus--Criticism and interpretation. Epicureans (Greek philosophy).