CGS HU 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Aponia, Atomism, Epicurus
6 Apr 2016
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Absolute justice in an ideal state dependent on man"s regard for the city which is within in (19) Starts third great school called the garden (306 b. c. e. ) Pleasure beginning and end of blessed life: must learn to choose appropriate pleasures. Pain not intrinsically bad and pleasure not intrinsically good. Ataraxia a state of serenity; pleasure that is found in the health of the body and the soul"s freedom from disturbance (pg. Aponia the state of being that is absent of any kind of pain a static condition. Epicurus"s and the epicureans" focus: how to obtain peace of mind: aim of philosophy is to ensure happiness, to be happy, a man must be free of fear and anxiety. Atomism the universe and all in it consists of tiny and indivisible units called atoms that exist in a void. Democritus philosopher and scientist 460 b. c. e. to 370 b. c. e. There is infinite number of those and they"re always in constant movement.
