Epicurus argued that death is no misfortune, because when a person dies, he no longer has sensation, and sensation is a necessary condition of value for a person. This argument, however, faces a powerful objection. Contemporary philosophers argue that death is bad precisely because it deprives ...
How does Epicurus use atomism in his argument about death? How many schools did Epicurus found? What are Epicurus's three barriers to happiness? What did Epicurus mean by saying "the craving of immortality"? Was Socrates Epicurus's teacher?
whose death preceded the master’s and whose sons Epicurus provided for in his will; Metrodorus’ brother, Timocrates; Leonteus and his wife, Themista, who had been a hetaira (an independent courtesan); Colotes, whom Epicurus flattered with the pet name Colotarion; and Idomeneus and his ...
2. “It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.”― Epicurus 3. “Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.”― Epicur...
not to mention the horrors of the days of slavery–reveal that in spite of Christian propaganda about being “pro-life”, in Africa, Christianity still brings death along with many other problems, and that there is a huge need to teach empirical thinking skills in African communities and elsew...
not to mention the horrors of the days of slavery–reveal that in spite of Christian propaganda about being “pro-life”, in Africa, Christianity still brings death along with many other problems, and that there is a huge need to teach empirical thinking skills in African communities and elsew...
The following are a couple of translations of the PDs–by Cyril Bailey and byPeter St Andre. For comparison, here’s aRobert Drew Hickstranslation, and the one byErik Anderson. We also have aPD memessection, and theessay on Melétagives instructions on how to study EP, and here’sNate ...
death cannot trouble the person after she is dead. And if death cannot trouble the person after she is dead, then nor should it trouble her while she is still alive (this is an early formulation of the ‘no subject of harm argument’). (2) The eternity that comes before a person’s...
Epicurus also believed (as opposed to Aristotle) that death was not to be feared. When a man dies, he does not feel the pain of death because he no longer is and he therefore feels nothing. Therefore, as Epicurus famously said, "death is nothing to us." When we exist death is not,...
“Death is nothing”–but here! Thy sculptured head Is wreathed with leaves of bay. Ah, how can I Fall to grief? Your students with laughing cries Honor you–your ‘membrance blesses their bread. Should scholarchs fail, and birds alone here warble– ...