Epicurean Justice

Nature, Agreement, and Virtue

AvJan Maximilian Robitzsch

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus and his followers advanced a sophisticated theory of justice that occupied a middle position between Plato and Aristotle, on the one hand, and some Sophists, on the other. They held that justice is neither fully natural nor fully conventional, that there is a robust virtue of justice, and that it is always better to be just than to be unjust, but it is not always better to obey the laws. In this book, the first English-language monograph on the topic, Jan Maximilian Robitzsch draws on a range of sources including papyrological evidence to give a comprehensive account of Epicurean justice. He shows how it relates to Epicurean philosophy as a whole and discusses to what extent it can be seen to anticipate modern positions such as contractarianism and legal positivism.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-08-14
Mått:152 x 228 x 14 mm
Vikt:311 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:209
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009429443

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Jan Maximilian Robitzsch is a senior researcher in the Department of Philosophy, University of Greifswald. He is the coeditor of Speeches for the Dead: Essays on Plato's Menexenus (2018) and the author of a number of articles in journals including Ancient Philosophy, Apeiron, and Classical Quarterly.

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'This book provides a detailed discussion of the Epicureans' various contributions to the philosophy of law and justice, highlighting the naturalist foundations of their account and relating this part of their system to their underlying views on epistemology, moral psychology, and value.' James Warren, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Cambridge

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Introduction; 1. The Origin of Justice; 2. Contractual Justice; 3. Aretaic Justice; 4. Moral Psychology; 5. Justice and Law; 6. Ethical Naturalism; 7. Conclusion; Appendix 1-Oikeōsis; Appendix 2-Cicero, The Epicureans, and the ring of Gyges; Bibliography; Index of Passages; General Index.