Vigile Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Margee Posted April 12, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2013 I love Epicurus!! Thank you Vigile!! What a nice way to start my day with my big mug of coffee!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator buffettphan Posted April 12, 2013 Super Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2013 I enjoyed the video immensely and I learned a thing or three also. Thanks for posting it, Vigile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Margee Posted April 12, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2013 Excellent!! This is one of my favorite theories of his ..... ''How then should we live? What is the good life? Well, there are no absolute and eternal ‘shoulds’ in the Epicurean universe, because there is no divine providence, no cosmic law of justice. We have consciousness, free will and rationality, so we can choose what sort of life we want to lead and what values we want to hold. However, some choices will be better than others. The life-choices we make should fit with our nature: humans, like every other animal, naturally seeks pleasure and tries to avoid pain. As rational beings, we should try to pursue pleasure as rationally and intelligently as possible''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted April 12, 2013 Super Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2013 Thanks, Vig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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