This handsome pocket hardback edition presents Epicurus' classic teachings on happiness, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.

On Happiness contains the Greek philosopher's teachings about life and death, religion and science, happiness, friendship and morality. His views were influential on later scientists and philosophers, such as Isaac Newton, Thomas Hobbes and Karl Marx, given his thoughts on the value of scientific observation as the only way to prove theories and also his promotion of the idea that living a simple, modest life was the way to happiness.

This handsome pocket-sized gift edition includes an insightful introduction by Professor Nicholas Gooding and is presented with an embossed cover design; ivory pages; beautifully designed endpapers and gold gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series; this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works; presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.