Plutarch’s Epicurean justification of religious belief

In his dialogue, Non posse suaviter vivi secundum Epicurum, Plutarch of Chaeronea criticizes Epicurus for not believing that the gods are provident over human affairs and for not believing that our souls survive death. However, Plutarch’s arguments are striking in that they do not offer any theoreti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carter, J
Format: Journal article
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2018