Philosophy 2073F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Epicurus, Empirical Evidence
9 Dec 2016
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Death, understood as the deprivation of sense experience, is neither goof nor bad because good and bad can be measure by reference to sense experience alone; no sense experiences, no value. Since it is a constant source of anxiety for many, however, it causes unnecessary pan; its therefore important to recognize the sense in which death is irrelevant in order to live a secure and pleasant life. Page 164: the character of death in and after life. Knowledge of what"s good and bad in human life arises from sense-experience only. No one is too old or young to study philosophy. Epicurus states that god is good; if you"re bad, god will punish you; if you"re good the. All good and bad experiences is sense experience; death is the end of all sense experience: if you live a good life, you"ll feel good. Death isn"t good or bad because good and bad are feelings (sense-experience) we associate with situations.
