Key Terms And Issues

Hedone

Hedone - "Pleasure"

Ataraxia

Ataraxia - absence of disturbance

Aponia

Aponia - "absence of pain"

Pathe

Pathe - "the experience of pleasure or pain." The Epicurean usage must be distinguished from "emotions," for which Aristotle uses the same word.

Parresia

Parresia - "candor"

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.

Paidiea

Paidia - " "

Kinetic and Katastematic Pleasure

For Discussion of the Distinction Between The Two Categories, and Whether the Distinction Was Important To Epicurus

Happiness

The Tetrapharmakon

"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.