Lucretius On The Order Of Things

Introduction
The epic poem, On the Order of Things, by philosopher Lucretius, is one of a few literary works that talking about Epicureanism, a school of philosophy that sprang up around the teachings of Epicurus, and how to live in accord with the nature in order to be happy. Lucretius’ argues that in order to live a happy life, humans act in one of two ways: to do whatever that pleases them and to and try to avoid pain. His argument does not say you should do whatever you want, whenever you want, and to hell with the consequences, but emphasizes on living as simply as you can to “release [y]ourselves from pointless needs and desires” to find peace of mind and from “freedom from disturbance.” Happiness is not really measured by the amount
The core of Lucretius’ beliefs coincide with the theory of atomism, or “the view that the universe is made up of physical atoms in a void, and that everything that exists, clued in humans and whatever gods there might be, are composed of these atoms.” Atomism is important to understand, in terms of epicurean beliefs, because it states that humans are not put on Earth by gods and for a certain purpose; they are here due to these atoms that made up the whole universe. Lucretius says that we should not be worried about needless anxieties, like the fear of death, because, at the the very end of your life, you will die. We, as humans, must understand the very nature of life is death. Someone who is alive and constantly worrying about his own death is not really living, according to Lucretius. He gives us good example of these type of worrier. These person, who often imagines what his death will be like, everything from hoe he will die, who would attend his funeral, whether he would be buried or cremated, and even the type of eulogies he receives. This person views himself as an onlooker in the room, experiencing everything along with his audience, but Lucretius says that once you are dead, you are dead, and “when we are no more —when the union of the body and spirit that engendered us has been disrupted…shall be nothing…” To live a good life, you must be aware of
More often than not, promising your life to one person is not the wisest thing to as it goes against the Epicurean idea of seeking out pleasure and happiness. Men get so enamored with a woman’s beauty and attractiveness that we stop thinking with our heads, and let the passion of love take over not just the body, but the minds. Lust and our hormonal drive motive us to find sex and, eventually, partners, in order to indulge in that ever activity. Its in our natural. Lucretius, however, feels like feels love infects the mind and that “lover’s passions, even in the moment of the possession, [is filled] by waves of delusion and incertitude.” At first, your relationship might seem like its on cloud nine, your mind filled with images of romance and love, but Lucretius argues that love is an obsession that disturbs the natural peace of your mind. Jealously, misunderstanding, and bitterness are just some feeling that develop in these love fill relationships. Understanding the desires of humans to have sex and to calm the mind, Lucretius argues that we should have multiple partners instead, but retaining idea that we should seek pleasure through other