Episode 172 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 25 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 01

Welcome to Episode 172 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of our podcast episodes and many other topics. We are now in the process of a series of podcasts intended to provide a general overview of Epicurean philosophy based on the organizational structure employed by Norman DeWitt in his book "Epicurus and His Philosophy." This week we begin our discussion of Chapter 12, entitled "The New Hedonism."The “Summum Bonum” FallacyPleasure Identified As the TelosThe True Nature of PleasureThe Dualistic GoodThe Natural Ceilings Of PleasurePleasure Not Increased By ImmortalityThe Fullness of PleasureThe Unity of PleasureThe Root of All GoodPleasure Can Be ContinuousContinuous Pain ImpossibleThe Relation of Pleasure To Virtue