Letter to Menoeceus
Epicurus' Epistle to Menoeceus is a summary of the ethical teachings of Epicurean philosophy written in the epistolary literary style, and addressed to a student. It addresses theology, the hierarchies of desires, how to carry choices and avoidances in order to achieve net pleasure, and other aspects of Epicurean ethics. It is the most important of the three surviving letters of Epicurus.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Epicurus: Letter to Menoeceus (Summary)". The-Philosophy. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
Further reading[]
- von der Muehll, P., ed. (1922). Epicuri epistulae tres et ratae sententiae a Laerto Diogene servatae. Teubner.
- Conche, Marcel (1987). Épicure: Lettres et Maximes. Presses Universitaires de France.
- Epicurus (2005). De grondbeginselen van het goede leven : de brief aan Menoeceus en andere geschriften. Bart Bakker.
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- Hellenistic philosophical literature
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