Hedonism → Epicurus

By: Livia, Enrico

Philosophy demands attention. This book invites you to read calmly and offers a clear, structured path -without losing rigor or falling into oversimplification.
From the beginning, the word "hedonism" carried the suspicion of indulgence, excess, or lack of virtue. But the hedonists, among them Epicurus, were answering a different question: how to live pleasantly without becoming subject to fear, fortune, or other people.
Beyond its caricatures, hedonism raised a question ethics could not ignore: what place do pain, fear, and desire occupy in a virtuous life? Any morality that despises pleasure must explain why suffering, fear, and the need for relief do not count. And any morality that places pleasure at the center must explain how to prevent pleasure from becoming a tyrant.
In this book you'll find: their key ideas explained in their historical contextpleasure as an immediate goodataraxia and aponia (pleasure as stable tranquility)Epicurus' Gardena look at their impact on later thoughttheir reflections on the divine, truth, good and evil, and deatha final section of critiques and open questions to deepen the explorationa guide to sources and recommended readings
This volume is part of the series Complex Philosophy in Simple Terms. Each book can be read on its own, but it also connects with the others within a larger journey that traces Western philosophy from its beginnings to the modern search for meaning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HCLQ5B72
• ISBN13: 9798190340167
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"