Epicurus and the singularity of death: defending radical epicureanism
Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser: | |
---|---|
Format: | Buch |
Sprache: | English |
Veröffentlicht: |
London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney
Bloomsbury Academic
2020
|
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis Klappentext |
Beschreibung: | vii, 221 Seiten |
ISBN: | 9781350134041 |
Internformat
MARC
LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | BV046417567 | ||
003 | DE-604 | ||
005 | 20200821 | ||
007 | t | ||
008 | 200211s2020 |||| 00||| eng d | ||
015 | |a GBB9J4923 |2 dnb | ||
020 | |a 9781350134041 |c hardback : £85.00 |9 978-1-350-13404-1 | ||
035 | |a (OCoLC)1143836935 | ||
035 | |a (DE-599)HBZHT020340174 | ||
040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rda | ||
041 | 0 | |a eng | |
049 | |a DE-384 |a DE-29 |a DE-20 |a DE-12 | ||
084 | |a CD 5267 |0 (DE-625)17815:11616 |2 rvk | ||
100 | 1 | |a Suits, David B. |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)1130809609 |4 aut | |
245 | 1 | 0 | |a Epicurus and the singularity of death |b defending radical epicureanism |c David B. Suits |
264 | 1 | |a London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney |b Bloomsbury Academic |c 2020 | |
300 | |a vii, 221 Seiten | ||
336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
650 | 0 | 7 | |a Leben |0 (DE-588)4034831-3 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
650 | 0 | 7 | |a Tod |0 (DE-588)4060294-1 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
650 | 0 | 7 | |a Epikureismus |0 (DE-588)4015033-1 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
688 | 7 | |a Epicurus phil. TLG 0537 |0 (DE-2581)TH000001072 |2 gbd | |
689 | 0 | 0 | |a Epikureismus |0 (DE-588)4015033-1 |D s |
689 | 0 | 1 | |a Tod |0 (DE-588)4060294-1 |D s |
689 | 0 | 2 | |a Leben |0 (DE-588)4034831-3 |D s |
689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
776 | 0 | 8 | |i Erscheint auch als |n Online-Ausgabe |z 978-1-350-13406-5 |
776 | 0 | 8 | |i Erscheint auch als |n Online-Ausgabe, PDF |z 978-1-350-13405-8 |
856 | 4 | 2 | |m Digitalisierung UB Augsburg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment |q application/pdf |u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031830053&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |3 Inhaltsverzeichnis |
856 | 4 | 2 | |m Digitalisierung UB Augsburg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment |q application/pdf |u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031830053&sequence=000003&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |3 Klappentext |
940 | 1 | |n oe | |
940 | 1 | |n gbd | |
940 | 1 | |q BSB_NED_20200529 | |
940 | 1 | |q gbd_4_2008 | |
999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-031830053 | ||
942 | 1 | 1 | |c 001.09 |e 22/bsb |f 09014 |g 38 |
Datensatz im Suchindex
_version_ | 1804180960959266816 |
---|---|
adam_text | Contents Acknowledgments 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Epicurean View of Death Radical Epicureanism Premature Death and the Complete Life Counterfactual Comments Death and Deprivation A Critique in Four Dimensions Killing Immortality Will He Nili He Suicide Bibliography Index vi 1 23 37 67 81 113 123 155 177 197 211 219
In his Letter to Menoeceus, the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus states that death is nothing to us . Few philosophers then or since have agreed with his controversial argument, upholding instead that death constitutes a deprivation and is therefore to be reared. Diverging from the current trend and sparking fresh debate, this book provides an imaginative defense of the Epicurean view of death. Drawing on Epicurus s Principal Doctrines, Lucretius s De Rerum Natura and Philodemus s De Morte, David Suits argues that the usual concepts of harm, loss, and suffering no longer apply in death, thus showing how the deprivation view is flawed. He also applies Epicurean reasoning to key issues in applied ethics in order to dispute the claim that there can be a right to life, to defend egoistic friendship, and to consider how Epicureanism might handle wills and life insurance. By championing the Epicurean perspective, Suits makes a valuable contribution to the contemporary philosophical debate about death.
|
any_adam_object | 1 |
author | Suits, David B. |
author_GND | (DE-588)1130809609 |
author_facet | Suits, David B. |
author_role | aut |
author_sort | Suits, David B. |
author_variant | d b s db dbs |
building | Verbundindex |
bvnumber | BV046417567 |
classification_rvk | CD 5267 |
ctrlnum | (OCoLC)1143836935 (DE-599)HBZHT020340174 |
discipline | Philosophie |
format | Book |
fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>02165nam a2200481 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV046417567</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20200821 </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">200211s2020 |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="015" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">GBB9J4923</subfield><subfield code="2">dnb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781350134041</subfield><subfield code="c">hardback : £85.00</subfield><subfield code="9">978-1-350-13404-1</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1143836935</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)HBZHT020340174</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-384</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-29</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-20</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-12</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">CD 5267</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)17815:11616</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Suits, David B.</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)1130809609</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Epicurus and the singularity of death</subfield><subfield code="b">defending radical epicureanism</subfield><subfield code="c">David B. Suits</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney</subfield><subfield code="b">Bloomsbury Academic</subfield><subfield code="c">2020</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">vii, 221 Seiten</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Leben</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4034831-3</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Tod</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4060294-1</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Epikureismus</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4015033-1</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="688" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Epicurus phil. TLG 0537</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-2581)TH000001072</subfield><subfield code="2">gbd</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Epikureismus</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4015033-1</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Tod</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4060294-1</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Leben</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4034831-3</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Erscheint auch als</subfield><subfield code="n">Online-Ausgabe</subfield><subfield code="z">978-1-350-13406-5</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Erscheint auch als</subfield><subfield code="n">Online-Ausgabe, PDF</subfield><subfield code="z">978-1-350-13405-8</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="m">Digitalisierung UB Augsburg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment</subfield><subfield code="q">application/pdf</subfield><subfield code="u">http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031830053&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA</subfield><subfield code="3">Inhaltsverzeichnis</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="m">Digitalisierung UB Augsburg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment</subfield><subfield code="q">application/pdf</subfield><subfield code="u">http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031830053&sequence=000003&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA</subfield><subfield code="3">Klappentext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="940" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="n">oe</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="940" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="n">gbd</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="940" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="q">BSB_NED_20200529</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="940" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="q">gbd_4_2008</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-031830053</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">001.09</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield><subfield code="f">09014</subfield><subfield code="g">38</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
id | DE-604.BV046417567 |
illustrated | Not Illustrated |
indexdate | 2024-07-10T08:44:04Z |
institution | BVB |
isbn | 9781350134041 |
language | English |
oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-031830053 |
oclc_num | 1143836935 |
open_access_boolean | |
owner | DE-384 DE-29 DE-20 DE-12 |
owner_facet | DE-384 DE-29 DE-20 DE-12 |
physical | vii, 221 Seiten |
psigel | BSB_NED_20200529 gbd_4_2008 |
publishDate | 2020 |
publishDateSearch | 2020 |
publishDateSort | 2020 |
publisher | Bloomsbury Academic |
record_format | marc |
spelling | Suits, David B. Verfasser (DE-588)1130809609 aut Epicurus and the singularity of death defending radical epicureanism David B. Suits London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2020 vii, 221 Seiten txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Leben (DE-588)4034831-3 gnd rswk-swf Tod (DE-588)4060294-1 gnd rswk-swf Epikureismus (DE-588)4015033-1 gnd rswk-swf Epicurus phil. TLG 0537 (DE-2581)TH000001072 gbd Epikureismus (DE-588)4015033-1 s Tod (DE-588)4060294-1 s Leben (DE-588)4034831-3 s DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-350-13406-5 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, PDF 978-1-350-13405-8 Digitalisierung UB Augsburg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031830053&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis Digitalisierung UB Augsburg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031830053&sequence=000003&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Klappentext |
spellingShingle | Suits, David B. Epicurus and the singularity of death defending radical epicureanism Leben (DE-588)4034831-3 gnd Tod (DE-588)4060294-1 gnd Epikureismus (DE-588)4015033-1 gnd |
subject_GND | (DE-588)4034831-3 (DE-588)4060294-1 (DE-588)4015033-1 |
title | Epicurus and the singularity of death defending radical epicureanism |
title_auth | Epicurus and the singularity of death defending radical epicureanism |
title_exact_search | Epicurus and the singularity of death defending radical epicureanism |
title_full | Epicurus and the singularity of death defending radical epicureanism David B. Suits |
title_fullStr | Epicurus and the singularity of death defending radical epicureanism David B. Suits |
title_full_unstemmed | Epicurus and the singularity of death defending radical epicureanism David B. Suits |
title_short | Epicurus and the singularity of death |
title_sort | epicurus and the singularity of death defending radical epicureanism |
title_sub | defending radical epicureanism |
topic | Leben (DE-588)4034831-3 gnd Tod (DE-588)4060294-1 gnd Epikureismus (DE-588)4015033-1 gnd |
topic_facet | Leben Tod Epikureismus |
url | http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031830053&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031830053&sequence=000003&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
work_keys_str_mv | AT suitsdavidb epicurusandthesingularityofdeathdefendingradicalepicureanism |