"The Inferential Foundations of Epicurean Ethics" - Article By David Sedley

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David Sedley compares Epicurus' arguments in favor of atomism in physics with his arguments in favor of pleasure as the focus of ethics.

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The inferential foundations of Epicurean ethics
In full-fledged practical wisdom the correct conception of doing well. with the understanding that the worthwhileness that it embraces is pre-eminent, is so…
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