Jan Maximilian Robitzsch

Epicurean Justice

Nature, Agreement, and Virtue

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"In this book, the first English-language monograph on the topic, Jan Maximilian Robitzsch draws on a range of sources including papyrological evidence to give a comprehensive account of the theory of justice advanced by the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus and his followers"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9781009429467
• ISBN-10: 1009429469
• Artikelnr.: 69229592

Autorenporträt

Jan Maximilian Robitzsch is a senior researcher in the Department of Philosophy, University of Greifswald. He is the coeditor of Speeches for the Dead: Essays on Plato's Menexenus (2018) and the author of a number of articles in journals including Ancient Philosophy, Apeiron, and Classical Quarterly.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Origin of Justice
2. Contractual Justice
3. Aretaic Justice
4. Moral Psychology
5. Justice and Law
6. Ethical Naturalism
7. Conclusion
Appendix 1-Oike¿sis
Appendix 2-Cicero, The Epicureans, and the ring of Gyges
Bibliography
Index of Passages
General Index.