{"product_id":"2026200004562-secondhand-epicurus-and-democritean-ethics-an-archaeology-of-ataraxia","title":"Epicurus And Democritean Ethics: An Archaeology Of Ataraxia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Pencil annotations throughout. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rigorous work of ancient philosophy, Epicurus and Democritean Ethics: An Archaeology of Ataraxia argues that the ethical thought of Epicurus cannot be fully understood without a careful excavation of its Democritean roots. James Warren presents a meticulous scholarly investigation into the relationship between these two foundational figures of Greek atomism, tracing how Democritus's conception of ataraxia — the state of tranquil, undisturbed well-being — shaped and informed Epicurean ethics in ways that have long been underappreciated. With analytical precision and a tone that is both authoritative and intellectually rigorous, Warren reconstructs the fragmentary evidence of Democritean moral philosophy to illuminate the philosophical inheritance Epicurus drew upon. The work challenges prevailing assumptions about the originality of Epicurean ethics, illustrating that the pursuit of ataraxia as the highest human good has a richer and more complex prehistory than standard accounts acknowledge. Scholars and students of Hellenistic philosophy will find this a landmark contribution to the field, one that reframes the entire tradition of ancient eudaimonistic ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792200184027,"sku":"2026200004562-SECONDHAND","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6a7fa575-7d1b-4d4f-8e21-327eda7348d0.png?v=1779273373","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200004562-secondhand-epicurus-and-democritean-ethics-an-archaeology-of-ataraxia","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}