It could be argued the Epicureanism strives for avoidance,moderation and is risk averse, to an almost stringent point, as to exclude the more intense experiences of pleasure and in fact sounds like a life of boredom for many, as the emotional highs and lows can be a source of pleasure to some people. He himself was celibate, although he did not state categorically to avoid sexual relationships he did advocate against intense relationships or possibly very intimate relationships. An analogy would be ataraxia is the polaroid negative of pain, as opposed to the true image of pleasure itself.Įpicurus advocated avoiding conflicting and vexatious situations and people. Epicureanism regards ataraxia as a state of pleasure.Ītaraxia, is the result of absence of distress and suffering, as opposed to the actual experience of pleasure in and of itself. The distinction between the two, as Hedonism seeks to maximise the net pleasure experienced in life, as total pleasure offset by total pain.
Epicureanism can be argued to be a form of Hedonism, holding the belief that pleasure is the only source of what is intrinsically good.
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