Francesco Verde Elachista

la dottrina dei minimi nell'epicureismo; with English summary

The first monograph entirely devoted to the Epicurean doctrine of minimal parts. The Epicurean doctrine of minimal parts (ta elachista) is a crucial aspect of Epicurus's philosophy and a genuine turning point compared to the ancient atomism of Leucippus and Democritus. This book consists of three chapters: a philological and theoretical analysis of the primary sources (Epicurus and Lucretius) of the doctrine, a reconstruction of its likely historical background (Xenocrates, Aristotle, Diodorus Cronus),...

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Italiaans | 440 pagina's (PDF) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2013

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Paolo Sorrentino La grande bellezza

Een cynische kunstcriticus en societykoning die nog steeds teert op het succes van zijn eerste roman dwaalt op de dag na zijn 65e verjaardag door Rome en overdenkt zijn leven.

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