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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death
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The wisdom that produces a good life also produces a good death [Epicurus]
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Fearing death is absurd, because we are not present when it occurs [Epicurus]
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It is absurd to fear the pain of death when you are not even facing it [Epicurus]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / f. Good as pleasure
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Pleasure is the first good in life [Epicurus]
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All pleasures are good, but it is not always right to choose them [Epicurus]
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Pleasure is the goal, but as lack of pain and calm mind, not as depraved or greedy pleasure [Epicurus]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / i. Moral luck
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Sooner a good decision going wrong, than a bad one turning out for the good [Epicurus]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
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The best life is not sensuality, but rational choice and healthy opinion [Epicurus]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / a. Nature of pleasure
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True pleasure is not debauchery, but freedom from physical and mental pain [Epicurus]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / c. Value of pleasure
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We only need pleasure when we have the pain of desire [Epicurus]
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