Epicurus

Lucretius 's poem, On the Nature of Things, is one of the last remaining pieces of Epicurean literature that we can see some of Epicurus 's philosophy. Although it does not come from straight from Epicurus’s hand, it is assumed that Lucretius has a copy of Epicurus’s work Nature in front of him and commenting on it through this poem. When Lucretius talks about why one should not fear death he offers two arguments why one should fear death and then the counter argument. Of his two major arguments…

Have you ever wonder why as people grow up that we feel the need to make our own choices and decisions? This need to make our own choices are in every life on this earth. Today there are billions of people on this earth, and for each individual that is born we are born with the right to make our own decisions. A right that, one will eventually in their life span has to take advantage and responsibility of. That right is called Free Will. Furthermore, there are many that support and appreciate…

Death without question is inevitable, but is it bad for the person who dies? The shared account of Epicurus and Lucretius unravel this question, in the Philosophy and Death; there shared view is contrasted by the piece by Nagel. It is important to note that all three accounts are assuming the soul ceases to exist when the body perishes. Epicurus’ explanation is centered around death being nothing to humans because bad is centered around sense experience which death is the privation of ().…

been whether death is bad for the person that dies. According to Epicurus and Rosenbaum, humans should not fear death because they are unaware of their death and therefore death cannot be bad for them. According to Nagel, however, says death is bad for the person who dies because it deprives that person of all the good that life can bring them. Therefore, they disagree on whether death is implicitly bad for the person that dies. Epicurus argument goes as follows: If person X is unaware of his…

Ravi Sinha Contemporary Civilization October 7, 2014 Happiness is not Two Kinds of Ice Cream Aristotle and Epicurus both agree that that the ultimate goal, or the final end, of human life is to reach some idea of happiness. But the key difference in their philosophy regarding the final end is in their vision and concept of happiness, and how it is to be achieved. Aristotle claims that every action aims at some end. He notes that nearly all activities are not only pursued for the sake of…

Epicurus, a scientific philosopher, based his beliefs on life around his scientific theories and observations. Augustine, a theological philosopher, believed in everything through the Catholic God and was deeply rooted in his faith. To fully incorporate both of these doctrines into everyday life would be impossible. The two belief systems conflict each other greatly, but in some respects, they can be used together to find philosophical truth. Both philosophers had radical ideas about the gods…

defined as the “end.” We know that for many losing someone is a painful and deeply sad experience but is it bad for the one dies? To argue this view, to views were observed. Philosophers Epicurus and Nagel both believe that the state of being dead is not bad but their view differ in the process of death itself. Epicurus believes that even though we suffer before the actual “state of death’ we should learn to embrace the benefits and pleasures of life rather than focus on our non-existence and…

Epicurus believed that death was a neutral event and that a person ceases to exist at the moment of death. Death is considered neither good or bad by Epicurus and his followers, but it is important to remember the distinction between dying and death. Dying could be considered a “bad” state of life since Hedonists regard pain as the only “bad” and pleasure as the only “good” in an individual’s life. This is not the case with death – based on what Feldman calls Epicurus’ termination thesis – as…

Camus and Epicurus have a couple views in common. They both believe death is the end of all suffering and sensation, people have control of their own destiny, and everyone has the right to live and die. Death is the deprivation of sensation, and after death there is nothing, nor do we feel anything. Camus’s big question is whether or not life is worth living. That each person has the right to choose whether to live or die. People who commit suicide have made the decision for themselves, “All…

At first I was skeptical of what the philosopher Epicurus had to said about the ethical principles that are suppose to guide human behavior. Turns out, some of his preachings actually resonated within me and some did not. In my opinion, his works seem to talk about how we are the keepers of our own happiness. Happiness can sprout from our external environment, but it is our internal environment that truly matters. If we are happy with what we have, that is all that matters. However, once we…