Epicurus holds the view that death is not bad for the one who dies in Letter to Menoeceus and The Principal Doctrines. Epicurus believes in Atomistic Materialism which states that there is nothing beyond the physical world and that everyone is only made up of atoms. (cite) Alongside this‚ Epicurus is considered to be a Hedonist. Individuals who put themselves under this label of Hedonism believe in the indulgence in pleasures of life and they are focused on minimizing any pain that comes up in one’s
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flourishing and can thus only be good. Epicurus’ argument depends on his particular understanding of pleasure. Pleasure can be thought of as a kind of feeling in itself‚ or as a way in which we experience various feelings or activities. Happiness in the latter sense‚ is not the result of feelings
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justified in doing to bring about the good?) Ideas of the good life Hedonism Desire Satisfaction Theory Objective Goods Theory Theories of Right Action Utilitarian Deontological Feminist Virtue Theory Cases Protesting Unjust Government Aiding an impoverished community Torture Letter to Menoeceus By Epicurus (341-270 BC) Epicurus ‘Hedonism’ in popular culture http://www.hedonism.com/ Hedonism: Different kinds of desires. Just to be clear... “It is not an
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Menoeceus‚ Epicurus provides his perspective of how one can bring meaning to their lives. He makes the argument that one should take actions towards the satisfaction of all desires and attainment of freedom from pain and fear‚ which all ultimately lead to tranquility of the mind and soul. In opposition to Epicurus’ argument‚ someone could say that one can miscalculate that self-interest is more important than morality which in turn‚ supports the behavior of psychopaths. In response‚ Epicurus might say
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It difficult to quote an exact phrase written by Socrates on reasoning and human behavior. This is because‚ Socrates‚ although well-known during his own time for his conversational skills and public teaching‚ he wrote nothing. Everything told about Socrates’ thoughts and beliefs‚ are told through his students‚ mainly Plato‚ who had a tendency to insert his own meanings or opinions into statements. However‚ it is believed that Socrates insisted on questioning things and ensuring that reasoning is
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for one to live a good life. The good life Cicero presented had little to do with worldly pleasures‚ in fact‚ he criticized those who believed that a happy life is a life consisting of pleasure‚ like the philosopher Epicurus whom he
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and the absence of pain; by unhappiness‚ pain‚ and the privation of pleasure.«3 The fact that pleasure is the only good for Mill makes his Utilitarianism a form of Hedonism which is most associated with the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus who claims that »Pleasure is our first and kindred good.«4 The difference to Epicurus’ Hedonism‚ however‚ is
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philosophy moves toward a new emphasis. Four groups of philosophers helped to shape this new direction‚ namely‚ the Epicureans‚ the Stoics‚ the Skeptics‚ and the Neoplatonist. They were‚ of course‚ greatly influenced by their predecessors‚ so we find that Epicurus relied upon Democritus for his atomic theory of nature‚ the Stoics made use of Heraclitus’ notion of a fiery substance permeating all things‚ the Skeptics built a method of inquiry upon the Socratic form of doubt‚ and Plotinus drew heavily upon Plato
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Description Duty-based ethics commonly known as Deontology is an ethical theory that uses rules to distinguish right from wrong. As a deontologist you focus more on the action in itself disregarding the consequences it produces. Immanuel kant the founder deontology‚ was a german philosopher who believed that morality and religion should be kept apart‚ therefore he created the philosophical concept “categorical imperative” or “CI”. Categorical imperative is a moral law‚ which must be followed and
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Chapter 1 The Philosophy of Happiness Aristotle on Happiness Since the earliest days of Western thought philosophers have concerned themselves with the nature of happiness. One of the earliest to ask the question ‘what is happiness?’ was Aristotle‚ who‚ in a manner typical of philosophers‚ before providing an answer insisted on making a distinction between two different questions. His first question was what was meant by the word ‘happiness’—or rather‚ its ancient Greek equivalent eudaimonia. His
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