Epicureans and the City’s Laws
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21291545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Diaco (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Philosophisches Seminar Bursagasse 1, D-72070 Tübingen Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 312-336 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-9101 • E-ISSN: 0943-3988 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/agph-2018-0119 |
| OpenAlex | W3176167869 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
The article discusses the accusation advanced by Plutarch and Cicero, according to which the Epicureans are unjust, as they would break the law to pursue pleasure if certain of impunity, and deals with this criticism by analyzing the Epicurean theory of law and justice and comparing it with friendship. The article argues that, from a doctrinal standpoint, philia has a higher place in the Epicurean’s priorities and a stronger efficacy than positive law in serving the naturally just. It thus concludes that, as Plutarch and Cicero suspected, the Epicurean’s ultimate loyalty does not lie with positive law, in spite of its importance for social order, but rather with the naturally just ( dikaion ), better secured by friendship
Cicero · Criticism · Economic Justice · Epicureanism · Epistemology · False accusation · Friendship · Loyalty · Pleasure · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
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Die Rechtsphilosophie der Epikureer.
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Diogenes of Oinoanda
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Die Rechtsphilosophie der Epikureer.
Epicurus on Friendship
Epicurus on the Value of Friendship ("Sententia Vaticana" 23)
Facing Death
Epicurean Justice
The Faith of Epicurus
The Justice of the Epicurean Wise Man
Organization and Procedure in Epicurean Groups
The Hellenistic Philosophers
Epicurus and His Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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