Letter to Herodotus
Epicurus' Letter to Herodotus (not the historian)[1] was written as an introduction to Epicurean philosophy and method of studying nature. It was so important that it was considered the “Little Epitome”, and had to be studied initially by all serious students of Epicureanism.
It included the most complete detail of the ancient conversations that led to the development of atomist theory, a doctrine of innumerable worlds, and an explanation of the phenomenon of time that posits an early form of relativism.
Further reading
- La Lettre d'Épicure, edited by Jean Bollack, Mayotte Bollack, Heinz Wismann (Editions de Minuit; 1971). Reviewed by A. A. Long[2]
References
- Naragon, S. "Letter to Herodotus" (PDF). manchester.edu. Manchester University, Indiana. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- A. A. Long (1974), "Review: The Letter to Herodotus", The Classical Review, 24: 46–48, JSTOR 709864
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.