Day: February 25, 2015
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Pleasure and Time – Stoics v. Epicureans
A recent post on the Epicurean Philosophy facebook page pointed out that Pierre Hadot has written in “Philosophy as a Way of Life” that “both Stoicism and Epicureanism … posit …...
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If Death Is Nothing To Us, What Is Everything To Us?
Subtitled: “Why We Must Fight For Joy And Delight.” The second most important doctrine in the list left to us by the ancient Epicureans is “Death is nothing to us;...
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Are “Static” Pleasures Always Preferred?
Are static pleasures (call them katastematic, abiding, or whatever term you prefer) always to be preferred over active pleasures? I believe Epicurus would say – and did say – “Certainly...