Philosophy 2073F/G Lecture Notes - Epicureanism, Existentialism, Thought Experiment
23 Apr 2014
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Neo-platonist agrees with most things said by plato but there are some things he"d slightly like to change about his doctrine. Emanations our souls are sparks that fly off of a bigger fire (the divine spirit) Theurgy there are different states where you are open to receive knowledge from the divine. Responding to epicurean view that death is nothing to and has no effect on the person that has died. Death is a scary thing to think about because it is literally impossible to. The parable of the madman: the madman (the gay science, 125) God is dead and we have killed him . Maybe we"re the creators and the masters of everything around of us in. Science and reason has surpassed our need for god. There are no objective values in the world, no objective values of good and evil. Nietzsche presents the eternal recurrence as a thought experiment.
