Epicurus' ethical theory: the pleasures of invulnerability

Ithaca: Cornell University Press (1988)
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By means of a comprehensive and penetrating examination of the main elements of Epicurean ethics, Phillip Mitsis forces us to reevaluate this widely misunderstood figure in the history of philosophy.

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