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Hedonism

Hedonism
1. Why does Epicurus think that the only thing that is intrinsically valuable is one’s own pleasure?
-Epicurus thinks that pleasure directly correlates with one living a well and just life, as he states: “It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living pleasantly.” When one lives with absolute pleasure, they are completely without pain. Pain can be viewed as physical or emotional in Epicurus’ idea, as it could be illness, bodily injuries, anxiety, fear of death, or any other thing which prevents true pleasure in one’s life. An individual lives a just life when he/she has reached maximum pleasure with the elimination of all pain as Epicurus quotes: “The magnitude of pleasure reaches its limit in the removal of all pain. When pleasure is present, so long as it is uninterrupted, there is no pain either of body or of mind or of both together.”......


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