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The sculpted word : epicureanism and philosophical recruitment in ancient Greece
Frischer, Bernard.
Year: c1982.
Publisher:  University of California Press. 
© University of California Press
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Title Page
Copyright and Permissions
Illustrations
Illustrations for the Electronic Edition
Three-Dimensional Scans
Reconstructions of Epicurus' Portrait Statue
Panoramic Photography
Preface to the Electronic Edition
I: Goals of the Electronic Edition
II: Update
New Evidence
Reactions by Other Scholars
[Intro]
Art-Historical Matters
Philosophical Issues
New Studies
III: New Bibliography
IV: Acknowledgements
Preface
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II
III
Abbreviations
Chapter I: Introduction: Philosophy and Society in Greece
I: Approach
II: Greek Philosophy and Politics: The Problem
III: Preconditions for the Emergence of Philosophy
IV: Philosophy and Society: The First Stage (600-500 B.C.)
V: Philosophy and Society: The Second Stage (500-399 B.C.)
VI: Philosophy and Society: The Third Stage (399-322 B.C.)
VII: Philosophy and Society: The Fourth Stage (311-200 B.C.)
VIII: The Problem of Epicurean Recruitment
IX: Epicureanism: From Subculture to Alternative Community
Chapter II: A Reconstruction of the Epicurean Policy on Recruitment and Conversion
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Chapter III: From Theory to Practice: Quantitative and Qualitative Problems of Epicurean Images
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Chapter IV: Iconographical Problems: On the Identification, Reconstruction, and Dating of Epicurus' Portrait Statue
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Chapter V: Iconographical Problems: An Interpretation of Epicurus' Portrait
I: Introduction
II: Epicurus as Philosopher
III: Epicurus as Father
IV: Epicurus as Culture-Hero
V: Epicurus as Savior
VI: Epicurus as Megalopsychos
VII: Epicurus as God
VIII: Conclusion: On the Background and Significance of the Typological Portrait
Notes
Reconstructions of Epicurus' Portrait Statue
Preface to the Electronic Edition
Preface
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
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Index
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Title: The sculpted word : epicureanism and philosophical recruitment in ancient Greece / Bernard Frischer.
Author: Frischer, Bernard
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Frischer, Bernard
Berkeley: University of California Press, c1982.
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Subject Headings: • Epicurus
• Philosophy, Ancient
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