Hi Everyone, This Wednesday night at 8:30pm ET - the discussion topic is PD 19 and 20.
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Hi Everyone, This Wednesday night at 8:30pm ET - the discussion topic is PD 19 and 20.
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Thank you Kalosyni! Many of these doctrines are closely related, and don't lend themselves to bright-line divisions by taking them one at a time. Placing these two together is our effort to evaluate the main ideas here.
I found this, which brings in something on the meaning of a "complete life".
Quote"But if Epicurus aims to give people good lives by making them self-sufficient, he must establish that the life he gives them is not only self-sufficient, but also really good. As Mitsis shows, it is a deep part of Greek ethical belief that eudaimonia, the good life for a human being, must be complete--must, that is, include everything that has intrinsic worth, everything without which a reasonable person will judge the life to be impoverished, lacking in value." https://www.jstor.org/stable/2107890 -- Review Essay: Epicurus' Ethical Theory: The Pleasures of Invulnerability -- Martha Nussbaum
Unfortunately I think I'll miss this one. I might be able to listen in.
This is a reminder to join us tonight if you can. If you don't have the zoom link, let us know and we will get it to you.
Thanks to everyone who attended our Zoom meeting last night. We had such an in-depth discussion that we went much longer than normal. Rather than try to include that here, I have set up a new thread where the issue is more findable in the future, and I hope we can continue the discussion there: PD19 And The Meaning Of No "Greater" Pleasure