Most pleasure is to be obtained by living a simple life. Pleasure means freedom from pain in the body and trouble in the mind.
Pleasure that leads to pain shoul be avoided and pain that leads to pleasure should not be avoided. Its key teachings included: Study science in order to rid yourself of unneccesary fears, especially of the gods and death. Epicureanism was a missionary philospohy, aiming to give man happiness by making him self-sufficient. Lucretius regarded him as the spiritual savior of mankind. Most of his writings have perished, particularly On Nature.
Epicurus was born in Samos 341 BC, after Athens had been defeated by Philip II of Macedon. He faithfully reproduces the doctrines or Epicurus. 59 BC, possibly incomplete and lacking final revision. Notes mostly extracted from the text: Lucretius' only extant work, written in dactylic hexameter, addressed to Gaius Memmius (who became praetor in 58 BC and failed to be converted), written c. Promoting understanding of classical Epicureanism.
Overall Impression: This is an interesting work to read, useful for Summary by Michael McGoodwin, prepared 1997Īcknowledgement: Prepared from the Sphere Library book, translated Martin Ferguson Smith 1969. Titus Lucretius Carus: On the Nature of Things
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