EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Do you want to increase your net pleasure? Do you believe that pleasure is the only intrinsic good?
Well then Epicureanism is the philosophy for you!
Not only do you get to experience freedom from fear AND freedom from pain, you also get to learn what these terms would be in Greek (Ataraxia and Aponia respectively). OOOOO how cool is that? You also get to define yourself as a atomist and if you were alive about 300 years BC you would be waaay ahead of your time, which I think is pretty awesome. What is an atomist you might ask? It is simply a person who believes that the world is made up of atoms that act in an orderly, rational state and that everything happens as a consequence of those atoms flying around this state and colliding. But don't worry. It doesn't mean that you're a determinist. In fact we don't want you falling into a determinist view. Don't be afraid of losing free will because we have clinamen to account for that. Can I get a swerve? Who told you we don't believe in the gods? That is absolutely not true! We just believe that they do not play any role in our lives, they don't punish or reward us. Lets be real though. Do we really want Zeus coming in and screwing everything up? Pun absolutely intended.
We're just a few hedonistic guys who are looking for tranquility; freedom from the fear of superstition, religion, ignorance, and death; and most importantly pleasure!
So join because:
**BONUS**
Join now and receive this epitaph upon your death!
Non fui
Fui
Non sum
Non caru
Translation: I was not. I was. I am not. I don't care.
Disclaimer:
If you don't join this one lifetime opportunity, you are forcing us to believe that you are so in love with you suffering that you can't see the pleasure that is to be had. In which case we probably don't want you anyway.
Meghan,
ReplyDeletethis is great way to define what an epicurean is. One small comment when you mentioned what they were looking for the phrase: "freedom from the fear of superstition, religion, ignorance, and death; and most importantly pleasure!" When I first read this phrase I was confused and said wait, epicureans want net pleasure which you had stated previously. However the wording is unclear and it may have been better to say something like they are seeking the greatest net pleasure possible.
With that said, I really think your format is awesome and it presents what an epicurean believes in a fun, fresh way. Great Job.