{"product_id":"the-pocket-epicurean-hardcover","title":"The Pocket Epicurean - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Sellars\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA short, smart guide to living the good life through the teachings of Epicurus.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As long as there has been human life, we've searched for what it means to be happy. More than two thousand years ago, the Greek philosopher Epicurus came to his own conclusion: all we really want in life is pleasure. Though today we tend to associate the word \"Epicurean\" with indulgence in the form of food and wine, the philosophy of Epicurus was about a life well lived even in the hardest of times. As John Sellars shows in this concise, approachable guide, the ideal life envisioned by Epicurus and his followers was a life much more concerned with mental pleasures and the avoidance of pain. Their goal, in short, was a life of tranquility or contentment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Pocket Epicurean\u003c\/i\u003e Sellars walks us through the history of Epicureanism, starting with the private garden on the edge of ancient Athens where Epicurus and his students lived in the fourth century BC, and where women were as welcome as men. Sellars then moves on to ancient Rome, where Epicurean influence flourished thanks to the poet Lucretius and his cohort. Throughout the book, Sellars draws on the ideas of Epicurus to offer a constructive way of thinking about the pleasures of friendship and our place in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Sellars\u003c\/b\u003e is a reader in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a visiting research fellow at King's College London, and a member of Wolfson College, Oxford. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Living: The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Stoicism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Hellenistic Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarcus Aurelius\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pocket Stoic\u003c\/i\u003e, the last also published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.1 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767691968800,"sku":"9780226798646","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/288b9842a2fa4da98148cfec06a612c2.webp?v=1780315470","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pocket-epicurean-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}