Ethics and Values / Unit 4 Ethics 154 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Epicurus: The Ancient Root
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The idea
Epicurus taught that pleasure is the beginning and the end of the happy life — and meant by pleasure freedom from pain in body and turmoil in soul.
In practice
The caricature is banquets; the letter prescribes bread, water, friends, and an untroubled mind. Epicurean pleasure is quiet, not loud.
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