{"product_id":"health-and-hedonism-in-plato-kelly-arenson-9781350212312","title":"Health and Hedonism in Plato and Epicurus","description":"This book links Plato and Epicurus, two of the most prominent ethicists in the history of philosophy, exploring how Platonic material lays the conceptual groundwork for Epicurean hedonism. It argues that, despite their significant philosophical differences, Plato and Epicurus both conceptualise pleasure in terms of the health and harmony of the human body and soul. It turns to two crucial but underexplored sources for understanding Epicurean pleasure: Plato's treatment of psychological health and pleasure in the \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e, and his physiological account of bodily harmony, pleasure, and pain in the \u003ci\u003ePhilebus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelly Arenson shows first that, by means of his mildly hedonistic and sometimes overtly anti-hedonist approaches, Plato sets the agenda for future discussions in antiquity of the nature of pleasure and its role in the good life. She then sets Epicurus' hedonism against the backdrop of Plato's ontological and ethical assessments of pleasure, revealing a trend in antiquity to understand pleasure and pain in terms of the replenishment and maintenance of an organism's healthy functioning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealth and Hedonism in Plato and Epicurus\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to anyone interested in the relationship between these two philosophers, ancient philosophy, and ethics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly Arenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350212318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350212312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2020\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":"Kelly Arenson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943213629695,"sku":"9781350212312","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_453f6ca3-4cb5-4841-b97b-2af01853375c.jpg?v=1681496851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-and-hedonism-in-plato-kelly-arenson-9781350212312","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}