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Title: | Roman Epicureanism and Lucretius |
Authors: | Browne, Wheelwright John |
Advisor: | Cunningham, J.S.A. |
Department: | Latin |
Keywords: | Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity;Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity |
Publication Date: | Oct-1967 |
Abstract: | <p>This thesis argues that the Epicureans did not simply repeat the ipsa dicta of Epicurus, but developed new areas of study - (e.g., logic, rhetoric) of which Epicurus did not approve. This transmuted Epicureanism influenced the Romans of the late Republic and some of its ideas appear in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura.</p> <p>Chapter 1 offers a brief historical sketch of some Epicureans of the late Republic and suggests that there was a peculiarly Roman Epicureanism as evidenced by their lives and actions. Chapter 2 discusses changes in Epicurean attitudes due to the influence of other schools, and the desire to "popularize" Epicureanism among the Romans. Chapter 3 outlines the evidence for the existence of Epicurean works in Latin other than the De Rerum Natura. Chapter 4 deals with Lucretius' debt to the early Epicureans, the later Epicureans and his Roman milieu.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/9997 |
Identifier: | opendissertations/5068 6090 2085712 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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