Las epítomes epicúreas: destinatarios, funciones y problemas
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2017
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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El objetivo del trabajo consiste en relevar las funciones asignadas explícitamente por Epicuro a las distintas epítomes que se han conservado de su obra. Dicho relevamiento tendrá por objetivo, en primer lugar, señalar algunas dificultades implícitas en lo que denominaré la Interpretación Mínima, la cual se funda sobre tres presupuestos centrales: i) que el epicureísmo constituye una filosofía accesible a cualquier individuo, sin importar su género, estatus social, linaje o formación filosófica; ii) que, en concordancia con esto, las epítomes epicúreas constituyen resúmenes de las doctrinas principales del epicureísmo que pueden ser leídas por cualquier individuo independientemente de su formación filosófica; iii) que el manejo de las epítomes es suficiente por sí mismo para garantizar el acceso a la eudaimonia. A continuación, analizaré una línea de interpretación alternativa ya sugerida parcialmente por algunos comentaristas, la cual enfatiza la existencia simultánea de dos modalidades de abordaje de las epítomes, para concluir señalando las dificultades inherentes a dicha línea de lectura.
The aim of the paper is to analyze the functions that Epicurus explicitly assigns to the different epitomes that have been preserved of his philosophy. The aim of the analysis will be, in the first place, to point out certain problems that underlie what I will call the Minimal Interpretation, which is built upon three main assumptions: I) that Epicureanism is a philosophy which is open to any individual regardless of his gender, his social status o his philosophical formation; ii) that, in accordance with this, Epicurean epitomes represent summaries of the main Epicurean doctrines, which can be read by anyone, regardless of her philosophical background; iii) that a certain minimal handling of the epitomes is enough to achieve eudaimonia. I will then analyze an alternative reading, already suggested by certain scholars, which emphasizes the existence of two distinct approaches to the epitomes, and conclude by pointing out the difficulties inherent in this line of interpretation.
The aim of the paper is to analyze the functions that Epicurus explicitly assigns to the different epitomes that have been preserved of his philosophy. The aim of the analysis will be, in the first place, to point out certain problems that underlie what I will call the Minimal Interpretation, which is built upon three main assumptions: I) that Epicureanism is a philosophy which is open to any individual regardless of his gender, his social status o his philosophical formation; ii) that, in accordance with this, Epicurean epitomes represent summaries of the main Epicurean doctrines, which can be read by anyone, regardless of her philosophical background; iii) that a certain minimal handling of the epitomes is enough to achieve eudaimonia. I will then analyze an alternative reading, already suggested by certain scholars, which emphasizes the existence of two distinct approaches to the epitomes, and conclude by pointing out the difficulties inherent in this line of interpretation.
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Epicureísmo, Epítomes, Filosofía helenística, Pedagogía, Sistema