Epicureanism

Throughout his lecture on Lucretius’ On the Nature of Things (OTNOT), Professor Sills argues over the value of Epicurean Philosophy in modern times, especially with many people’s concern over apocalyptic thought. Professor Sills is a strong believer in Epicureanism and he preaches its values against a strictly Stoic belief that one should exhibit strong self-control to limit pain and hardship without displaying feelings. According to Lucretius, Epicureanism's sole principle, on the other hand,…

Similarly, Epicureanism also suggests that people should seek to maximize their happiness through the fulfillment of pleasures, but unlike Hedonism, Epicureanism suggests that people should thrive to fulfill modest pleasures that result in a state of peace and tranquility. Epicureanism believes that not all pleasures result in happiness, and emphasizes the seeking of “stable pleasures of knowledge over the temporary and volatile pleasures of the body” ("Epicurus"). Although Epicureanism and…

what it consists of and how the good life can be reached. Lucretius, a Roman philosopher who followed the idea of Epicureanism, believed that simple pleasures and avoiding pain is happiness which leads to the good life opposed to Epictetus, a Greek philosopher who followed the idea of Stoicism, believed that one should never desire or seek pleasure whatsoever. Although Epicureanism may sound similar to Epictetus, the founder of this system of philosophy was actually Epicurus, who was Lucretius'…

Evidence of the major philosophical schools of thought (Stoicism and Epicureanism) are evident in several areas of his mechanical texts. Epicureanism focused on describing the world in terms of indivisible atoms and a void. Interactions and recycling of these atoms in the void of the universe is what they believed makes up the Earth and its constituents. While…

The two main schools that I would agree with would be Skepticism and Epicureanism. Skepticism is appealing because they view the world as only appearances and convention. They believed in a simple life, which I believe is the method to live a good life. Epicureanism also believed in the simple life, and that pleasure would take away from the simple life. With our population growing at an increasing rate every day, I…

“Rid yourself of false beliefs” is an appropriate characterization of Epicureanism for the following reasons. Epicurus like Aristotle believed that the highest good is happiness however unlike Aristotle he believed that the path to happiness is pleasure. The main reason Epicurus associated happiness with pleasure is because…

Epicureanism tells freedom from stress and being at peace helps us in leading a good life which is one of the strengths of this theory. But on the other hand, I feel that epicureanism lays emphasis on focusing on necessary desires only. It clearly states that we should avoid having unnecessary desires lie fancy food, beauty etc. which according…

Epicureanism is like freedom within constraints in which some emotions and reactions are suppresses, but this may not be a good concept to follow. Pain is what allows people to grow and learn from mistakes. Avoiding whatever pain presents itself is lacking…

actions, goals, and ideas of each man is shaped and influenced by their mindset. Through juxtaposition and paralleling scenes in Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare, the author, illustrates the connections between Brutus and Cassius. Stoicism and Epicureanism are almost opposite to each other, but the few similarities between the two can be seen in the actions of Brutus and Cassius.…

Rome had two important philosophies; Stoicism and Epicureanism. Stoicism’s theory is to live a life of pleasure by doing your job with the best of your ability. Although this was a theory used during ancient Rome, it was created by Zeno of Cyrus from Ancient Greece. As for Epicureanism, its theory is to live a life of pleasure, free from fear and pain. Epicureanism was from ancient Greece’s philosophical system taught by Epicurus. Although Epicureanism was not as popular as Stoicism, it was…