PHI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Epicureanism, Academic Skepticism, Epicurus
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Epicurianism, stoicism, new academic skepticism: epicurianism: thought process derived from epicurus" work, stoicism and new academic skepticism will both be discussed in more detail in the next unit. It was literally in the garden near his house: most of the things epicurus wrote have been lost in time, the letters he wrote are just nominal letters. They were written to someone, but they are mostly philosophical in. Epicurus" letter to menoceus main points: content: pleasure and desire, freedom from pain and anxiety, disagreeing with aristotle"s highest good and his conception of pleasure . Aristotle condemns that as the highest good, calling it the wants of the many . For to gain this end, namely freedom from pain and fear, we do everything. Searching for contentment, satisfaction, or peace of mind. For we only feel the lack of pleasure when from its absence we suffer pain; but when we do not suffer pain, we no longer are in need of pleasure.
