| Description |
1 online resource (x, 307 pages) |
| Series |
Guides to the good life |
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Guides to the good life.
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| Contents |
Maybe we're doing it wrong -- Epicureanism, the original cast -- Happiness, theirs and ours -- Natural hedonism -- What do you want? -- Why can't we be friends? -- Let me be frank -- The pleasure of virtue -- Imposter syndrome -- Wealth and what it costs -- Living unnoticed: politics and power -- Living unnoticed: the tyranny of the 'like' -- Ambition, work, and success -- Greed for life -- Misfortune and resilience -- Of sex, love, and harmless pleasure -- Building the tranquil child -- Foodies, dinner parties, and wine snobs -- Science and anxiety -- That old time religion -- Experiencing death -- Pandemics and other comforting horrors -- The fourfold remedy -- Practicing epicureanism |
| Summary |
Emily Austin walks readers through exactly how Epicureanism might help them in daily life in practical, practicable ways: valuing friendships, giving advice, combatting imposter syndrome, pursuing life goals, and thinking about everything from dinner parties to sex, drugs, dying, and disease |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed November 13, 2023) |
| Subject |
Conduct of life.
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Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
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ethics (philosophical concept)
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Conduct of life
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Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197558348 |
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0197558348 |
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9780197558331 |
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019755833X |
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