The care of the self in Epicureanism

Archai: Revista de Estudos Sobre as Origens Do Pensamento Ocidental 2:131-168 (2009)
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We will discuss some of the central themes of the care of the self in epicureanism, making an articulating the considerations of Michel Foucault to the contributions of Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud. Epicurus will provide us a better understanding of the care of the self and of the existence's aesthetics through the comprehension of the  nature science should be placed on as related to happiness, its main goal.

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