Epicurus: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Epicurus, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

Death is nothing to us — so why fear it
Epicurus argued that while we exist, death is not present, and once death arrives, we no longer exist to experience it — the two never actually meet. Fearing death, on this view, m…
— Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
Epicurus said the good life is mostly about not being afraid
Epicurus taught that the highest good wasn't pleasure-seeking but 'ataraxia' — a state of untroubled calm reached by stripping away needless fears, especially the fear of death and…
— Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus

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