Epicurus: The Virtue Of Pain
Epicurus says that Pleasure is what we pursue and, what we come back to, but for him pleasure stems from lack of pain. He believed that a life on moderation brought the most pleasure that over indulgence was unhealthy and brought pain. The simple things in life bring the most pleasure. He believed that mental pain was worse the physical pain. He explained mental pain a disturbance of the mind. He urged prudence in our pursuit of pleasures, and that all other virtues spring from it.
Was Epicurus right? In most ways I do believe he is right, moderation in all things brings more pleasure. If I sit down with a bag of Halloween Oreo’s, the first two to four cookies are great, then five through nine is alright, and after that I start to get ill.
Was Epicurus right? In most ways I do believe he is right, moderation in all things brings more pleasure. If I sit down with a bag of Halloween Oreo’s, the first two to four cookies are great, then five through nine is alright, and after that I start to get ill.