Episode 174 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 27 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 03

Welcome to Episode 174 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 continue our discussion of Chapter 12, entitled "The New Hedonism."The True Nature of PleasurePleasure, he declares, is cognate and connate with us, and by this he means not only that the inter- connection between life and pleasure manifests itself simultaneously with birth and by actions that precede the capacity to choose and understand; he means also that pleasure is of one nature with normal life, an ingredient or component of it. and not an appendage that may be attached and detached; it is a normal accompaniment of life in the same sense that pain and disease are abnormal.The 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