Klavan's "Gateway To Epicureanism" (Note: The Title Is Part Of A "Gateway" Series - The Author Himself Is Strongly Anti-Epicurean)

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    In my local Books A Million, this was the only book on Epicureanism, which I find misleading because the author's purpose is to mislead people away from the topic. In my local Barns & Nobles, I found Lucretius but nothing else on Epicureanism. It seems to me that the average person is not darting to the philosophy section of the book store, nor is very familiar with any of the ancient Greek philosophies. But none the less, there is always Plato and Aristotle. When I worked for a bookstore for a short time, I never recall anyone buying any philosophy books either. So it seems weird to me that the section is so selective given it doesn't seem to have much demand, yet seems to be purposeful selected to support one view. I can see why in a majority Christian society why people would make Epicureanism hard to find even on accident, but what surprises me is if that is the case, why is there always Nietzsche?

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    I think that's a very perceptive comment Btandenoz. I don't think it's the Christian element that is making those selections - more the philosophy establishment - and it seems to me it's generally possible to find Marcus Aurelius and sometimes others on Stoicism.

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