Epictetus's View Of Death

1. Epicurus has a different view of death in the way that since death is not a sensation, we should not fear death. He believed that the good life consists in simple but deep pleasures and the absence of pain, in an attitude of imperturbable emotional tranquility. We should seek pleasure in conversation, friendship, a good but simple diet, and a prudent life (Pojman and Vaughn, 2014, pg. 538). He also thought that death is nothing to us, since long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since for the former it is not, and the latter are no more (Pojman and Vaughn, 2014, pg. 539).

Epictetus embraced Stoicism and taught that we should submit to our fate as God’s sacred gift and design. Some things are up to us, some are not up to us and viewing death is something that is not in our control. Since it is not in our control Epictetus believes that we should not think about it. He says, “It is not things that upset people but rather ideas about things, For example, death is nothing terrible, …show more content…
The Four Noble Truths are as Buddha says, “the goal of religion for which young men of good family leave home for the homeless life, and you will abide in it” (Pojman and Vaughn, 2014, pg. 565). When Buddha is talking with Malunkyaputta he says, “I explained; the origin of misery have I explained’ the cessation of misery have I explained; and the path leading to the cessation of misery have I explained. Because, Malunkyaputta, this does profit, has to do with the fundamentals of religion, and tends to aversion, absence of passion, cessation, quiescence, knowledge, supreme wisdom, and Virvana’ therefore have I explained it” (Pojman and Vaughn, 2014, pg. 568). Buddha when he entered the real world from the one when his family protected him got rid of the things that made him unhappy. If we can comprehend that we can rid things that make us unhappy we have the ability to reach