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De Vita et Moribus Epicuri Libri Octo
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple scholarly catalogs, including local catalogs, OpenAlex, and Internet Archive, yielded no evidence of an English translation of Pierre Gassendi's 'De Vita et Moribus Epicuri' (1647). While the work is frequently cited in academic literature regarding Epicureanism, no complete or partial English translation appears to have been published.
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Pierre Gassendi strips away centuries of defamation to reveal the true Epicurus. This work challenges you to rethink the history of philosophy by separating the man from the propaganda of his rivals.