Books by Tim O'Keefe
“Tim O’Keefe is a really excellent scholar of Epicureanism. There are a number of works that are explicitly supposed to be introductory to people who are wanting to engage with Epicureanism in this way. I chose this one because it’s a relatively brief, but really well written and very philosophical.” Read more...
The best books on The Epicureans
James Warren, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Tim O'Keefe were recommended
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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
Diogenes Laertius (ed. James Miller, trans. Pamela Mensch) -
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On the Nature of the Universe
Lucretius (trans. Ronald Melville) -
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The Library of the Villa Dei Papiri at Herculaneum
by David Sider -
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Epicureanism
by Tim O'Keefe -
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The Morality of Happiness
by Julia Annas
The best books on The Epicureans, recommended by James Warren
The best books on The Epicureans, recommended by James Warren
For most of us, an Epicurean means someone devoted to pleasure and enjoying themselves. But the real Epicureans had a very different philosophy of how to live. Cambridge University professor James Warren talks us through the philosophy of Epicurus and explains how it’s still relevant today—particularly when it comes to facing death.
