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 ...
Epicurus regarded the unacknowledged fear of death and punishment as the primary cause of anxiety among human beings, and anxiety in turn as the source of extreme and irrational desires. "The elimination of the fears and corresponding desires would leave people free to pursue the pleasures, both ...
The realization that death is annihilation should free us from the fear of death: annihilation is simply nothingness, and because after our deaths we do not exist, our death cannot be good or bad for us. Epicurus thought that skepticism about the reliability of the senses was self-refuting ...
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,...
Thus, in his book Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Dread of Death, Yalom makes frequent references to the relevance of Epicurus to the therapeutic aim of tackling the fear of death. The Art of Happiness And when you finally crack it you understand why Greek philosopher Epicurus said: "The...
Epicurus regarded the unacknowledged fear of death and punishment as ___ among human beings A. the primary cause of happiness B. the primary cause of anxiety C. the primary cause of sadness 点击查看答案 单项选择题 本课程选用的SolidWorks版本为()。 A. SolidWorks...
9.For Epicurus, achieving ataraxia requires confronting irrational fears, especially the fear of death. 10.Indeed, it is more or less taken as modern gospel that profound scientific truth frequently accomplishes the opposite of what Epicurus recommended, costing us peace of mind. 11.The library is...
Be the sovereign of your desires, not a slave to them. Do not be scared of death, since only the superstitious fear divine punishment. The more general such claims are, the easier it is to agree. But when we delve into what makes the various philosophers different, what sounds like ...
It suggests that by recognizing the impermanence of life and embracing the concept of mortality, one can find peace and freedom from fear. This quote encourages us to confront our mortality and live each day with a sense of gratitude and courage, knowing that death is a natural part of the...
A naturalist redefinition of the soul and of death has the domino effect of dismantling much of the vulgar mythology that our ancestors have built around them. Lucretius argues that hell is on Earth, that Tartarus is not a place under the ground but represents fear of the gods and of fate...