Reasons Epicurus And Socrates Fearing Death

In this paper focus on examining that Why Epicurus thought that the life which focuses on pleasures should be justified. This argument will be supported by the beliefs that were put forward by Epicurus. Beliefs of Epicurus Epicureans strongly emphasized human feelings and desires and taught that the measure of an action is the amount of pleasure it brings. This was the view that was brought forward by Epicurus and was termed as hedonism. You need only possess perception and be made of flesh, and you will see that pleasure is good, Epicurus wrote. According to Epicurus, the search for pleasure does not focus on sensual indulgence. The pleasure that is to be pursued today should be rational, with awareness that todays pleasure may result into tomorrows sufferings. The pleasure that is to be selected or opted by an individual should be very simple and attainable. Epicurus also focused on differentiating natural pleasures which can be attained by peace of mind and the absence of hunger, and unnatural pleasures, which pertains to greed and lust. He strongly emphasized on Natural Pleasures and disregarded the latter. The four Maxims To support his views, Epicurus gave four maxims. The first maxim states