{"title":"Books by Epicurus","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780143107217","title":"The Art of Happiness","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe brilliant writings of a highly influential Greek philosopher, with a foreword by Daniel Klein, author of \u003ci\u003eTravels with Epicurus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teachings of Epicurus—about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship—attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. Though Epicurus faced hostile opposition for centuries after his death, he counts among his many admirers Thomas Hobbes, Thomas Jefferson, Karl Marx, and Isaac Newton. 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