THE VILLA OF THE PAPYRI AS AN EPICUREAN PROJECT

A conversation with Michel Onfray

Michel Onfray, one of the most read French essayists, will be speaking of this Herculaneum library as an Epicurean project and the relevance of Epicureanism in the modern day.

THE VILLA OF THE PAPYRI AS AN EPICUREAN PROJECT

Finished

Date

25 March 2014

Venue

Casa del Lector

Price

Free Entry until capacity.

Institution

Casa del Lector

This philosopher, one of the most read French essayists and founder of the Popular University of Caen, will be at our place speaking of the connection between the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum and Epicureanism. He will also to argue the importance of Epicurean ethics today.

Presented by: Carlos García Gual. In collaboration with: Air France and the Institut Français.

(This talk will be in French with a simultaneous Spanish translation)