Key Terms And Issues
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Hedone
Hedone - "Pleasure"
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Ataraxia
Ataraxia - absence of disturbance
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Aponia
Aponia - "absence of pain"
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Pathe
Pathe - "the experience of pleasure or pain." The Epicurean usage must be distinguished from "emotions," for which Aristotle uses the same word.
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Parresia
Parresia - "candor"
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Eudaimonia
Eudaimonia - "the experience of pure pleasure - without any mixture of pain." The Epicurean usage must be distinguished from the use of the same term by Aristotle to mean "happiness." Aristotle defines eudaimonia as pleasure plus other accompaniments (wisdom, money, etc.) which he deems to be necessary.
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Paidiea
Paidia - " "
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Kinetic and Katastematic Pleasure
For Discussion of the Distinction Between The Two Categories, and Whether the Distinction Was Important To Epicurus
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"Natural And Necessary" - Application of the Natural and Necessary Categories and the Rules of Choice And Avoidance
VS 63 and why we do not pursue only "necessary" desires.
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