The Similarities Between Kant And Lucretius

The concept of the human person is defined in numerous ways across different philosophers and when discussing the various approaches to this concept, the philosophers use different arguments that can end in the same basic point. Through the cases presented by the philosophers we are given many of the same ideas of the human goal of life, but the arguments that lead to this conclusion are very different. We were presented four philosophers specifically and though many things match up to make a good case on the subject of a human’s goal, I believe that Kant and Lucretius’ arguments and ideas match up the best. When discussing the similarities between Kant and Lucretius’ philosophies, we find that their ideas on a human’s goal, emotional state and how they treat themselves and others parallel each other in multiple ways. For example, while Lucretius specifically says our
This becomes clear when we discuss the ideas of happiness, fear, and the concept of life and death. Although they both make slightly different arguments on the ideas and how they come about and affect us in our life, they clearly coincide at the roots. Both Kant and Lucretius agree in the most basic sense that it is our job in life to be happy and to keep others happy. Kant believes we do this by treating others as rational people who use reason in their lives, while Lucretius says we should simply keep them happy as we would ourselves. The philosophers imply want for people to live their best life and cause no strife for others who are attempting to do the exact same thing. Moving on to their ideas of self-treatment, Lucretius says we are kept happy by understanding how in the end nothing matters so we should our life to the fullest. Kant says as long as we think rationally and treat ourselves with the respect we deserve as a living being we will be