Just for reinforcement the general topic we are discussing at the end of this epsisode contains all sorts of questions:
- As Joshua brought up in the episode yesterday there are lots of subquestions, such as:
- Is pain really the ultimate evil?
- Can the wise man be happy while still experiencing the ultimate evil?
- Is happiness being described by Torquatus when he said in book 1 that the wise man always has more reason for joy than for vexation?
- Was Epicurus on his last day equivalent to the wise man being tortured and are they both to be considered happy? If so, why?