{"product_id":"epicurus-and-the-singularity-of-david-b-suits-9781350277564","title":"Epicurus and the Singularity of Death: Defending Radical Epicureanism","description":"In his \u003ci\u003eLetter to Menoeceus\u003c\/i\u003e, the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus states that 'death is nothing to us'. Few philosophers then or since have agreed with his controversial argument, upholding instead that death constitutes a deprivation and is therefore to be feared. Diverging from the current trend and sparking fresh debate, this book provides an imaginative defense of the Epicurean view of death.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on Epicurus's \u003ci\u003ePrincipal Doctrines\u003c\/i\u003e, Lucretius's \u003ci\u003eDe Rerum Natura\u003c\/i\u003eand Philodemus's \u003ci\u003eDe Morte, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Suits argues that the usual concepts of harm, loss and suffering no longer apply in death, thus showing how the deprivation view is flawed. He also applies Epicurean reasoning to key issues in applied ethics in order to dispute the claim that there can be a right to life, to defend egoistic friendship, and to consider how Epicureanism might handle wills and life insurance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By championing the Epicurean perspective, this book makes a valuable contribution to the contemporary philosophical debate about death\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David B. Suits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350277568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350277564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d","brand":"David B. Suits","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990481535231,"sku":"9781350277564","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b3fa13c-01a9-4dad-90bb-4cfe64865db3.jpg?v=1683304921","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/epicurus-and-the-singularity-of-david-b-suits-9781350277564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}