Cicero, On The Ends Book 1 - Pleasure As The Basis for Ethics - Sadler's Lectures

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Ends , which discusses problems and perspectives on happiness, ethics, and human nature Specifically it examines his discussion in book 1 about the Epicurean philosophy, and its central contention that pleasure is the ultimate good for human beings, and pain the ultimate evil. Considerations about pleasure and pain provide the basis for practical reasoning for Epicureans To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 2000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Cicero's On The Ends - https://amzn.to/3tKFjMg