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A concise and accessible new account of the variety and subtlety of Greek and Roman philosophy of death and immortality, from Homer to Marcus Aurelius. Explores key figures, ideas and debates in Epicurean, Stoic, Presocratic and Platonic philosophy, and relates them to contemporary debates on the philosophy of death.

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Introduction; Part I. Immortality: 1. Immortality in early Greek poetry and philosophy; 2. Platonic immortalities; 3. Immortality and the ethics of a finite lifespan: Aristotle, early Stoics and Epicureanism; Part II. Death: 4. Death, doubts and scepticism; 5. Epicurean evaluations of death; 6. Stoic agnosticism and symmetry arguments; 7. Suicide, religion and the city; Conclusion.

Death and Immortality in Ancient Philosophy

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      Book Synopsis
      A concise and accessible new account of the variety and subtlety of Greek and Roman philosophy of death and immortality, from Homer to Marcus Aurelius. Explores key figures, ideas and debates in Epicurean, Stoic, Presocratic and Platonic philosophy, and relates them to contemporary debates on the philosophy of death.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; Part I. Immortality: 1. Immortality in early Greek poetry and philosophy; 2. Platonic immortalities; 3. Immortality and the ethics of a finite lifespan: Aristotle, early Stoics and Epicureanism; Part II. Death: 4. Death, doubts and scepticism; 5. Epicurean evaluations of death; 6. Stoic agnosticism and symmetry arguments; 7. Suicide, religion and the city; Conclusion.

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