2007-06-17 11:36:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
That it is human nature to seek pleasure?
It is. If you are not seeking pleasure, you aren't really living.
2007-06-17 11:41:05 · answer #1 · answered by amp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Epicurus, is stating that Pleasure is apart of the Supreme Good, and the supreme good is what. Humanity, individually, aim for.
However, he goes on to state in the 'Letter to Meneceus'. That pleasure, does not merely consist of Physical pleasure. It involves as much, Intellectual Pleasure-hence meditation and consideration-and Emotional Pleasure. Say, the joy in seeing your daughter taking her first step, the joy in sitting down & eating a Lemon Meringue Pie-you have spent 3hrs making or even the joy in sitting back and saying to yourself after 3hrs of work. Your Tax return for 2007, is complete.
They are the types of PLEASURE Epicurus was alluding to. The comonly accepted, definition of Epicurean-being Sexual Pleasure. Is only an defiunition placed on his philosophy by the Stoics, which was reinforced by 17th, 18th Century Religous/Aristotle Fanatics
2007-06-17 19:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by Trent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you not think that Epicurus, would want you to interpret for your self, what this might mean, for the meaning to be true, it must be applicable. and the only way this is possible is for you to understand its relevance.! ...besides, did you hit the enter key right after "is"? .. seems to me the answer lies there.
2007-06-17 21:12:25 · answer #3 · answered by burn out 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Epicurus was the original hippie but I don't think that LSD was invented yet.
2007-06-17 19:15:34 · answer #4 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he was on drugs at the time, and didnt know what he was saying.
2007-06-17 18:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by chris l 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋