Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Sources and abbreviations
- Chronology
- 1 Introduction: the life of Epicurus and the history of Epicureanism
- I Metaphysics and physics: introduction and overview
- 2 Atoms and void
- 3 Atomic motion
- 4 Sensible qualities
- 5 Cosmology
- 6 Biology and language
- 7 The mind
- 8 Freedom and determinism
- II Epistemology: introduction and overview
- III Ethics: introduction and overview
- Glossary of terms
- Notes
- Further reading
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Atoms and void
from I - Metaphysics and physics: introduction and overview
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Sources and abbreviations
- Chronology
- 1 Introduction: the life of Epicurus and the history of Epicureanism
- I Metaphysics and physics: introduction and overview
- 2 Atoms and void
- 3 Atomic motion
- 4 Sensible qualities
- 5 Cosmology
- 6 Biology and language
- 7 The mind
- 8 Freedom and determinism
- II Epistemology: introduction and overview
- III Ethics: introduction and overview
- Glossary of terms
- Notes
- Further reading
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Chapter
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- Epicureanism , pp. 15 - 24Publisher: Acumen PublishingPrint publication year: 2009