(At least 800 words) Analyze and explain Epicurus' famous proclamation: "Thanks be to blessed Nature because she has mad
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(At least 800 words)
Analyze and explain Epicurus' famous proclamation: "Thanks be toblessed Nature because she has made what is necessary easy tosupply, and what is not easy unnecessary...The right understandingof these facts enables us to refer all choice and avoidance to thehealth of the body and the soul's freedom from disturbance, sincethis is the aim of the life of blessedness." Do you agree ordisagree with this assessment of the good life, and why? In supportof your argument, refer to specific passages from"Alain de Botton's "Epicurus on Happiness---Philosophy: AGuide to Happiness," and your own life experiences andobservations.
Analyze and explain Epicurus' famous proclamation: "Thanks be toblessed Nature because she has made what is necessary easy tosupply, and what is not easy unnecessary...The right understandingof these facts enables us to refer all choice and avoidance to thehealth of the body and the soul's freedom from disturbance, sincethis is the aim of the life of blessedness." Do you agree ordisagree with this assessment of the good life, and why? In supportof your argument, refer to specific passages from"Alain de Botton's "Epicurus on Happiness---Philosophy: AGuide to Happiness," and your own life experiences andobservations.