• Epicurus’ view (hedonism) is based on pleasure being the one intrinsically good thing. The opposite is unhappiness or agony, the complete absence of happiness. Many people today use hedonism do describe a life filled with sensual pleasures; however, this is not what Epicurus means when he writes of pleasure. For him a good and pleasant life would likely be filled with philosophy and moderation of physical pleasures. He states that
• Epicurus’ view (hedonism) is based on pleasure being the one intrinsically good thing. The opposite is unhappiness or agony, the complete absence of happiness. Many people today use hedonism do describe a life filled with sensual pleasures; however, this is not what Epicurus means when he writes of pleasure. For him a good and pleasant life would likely be filled with philosophy and moderation of physical pleasures. He states that