Epicureans: A Debate Essays -- Philosophy, Rosenbaum, Luper

My topic focuses on Rosenbaums defense of the sybaritic view, Lupers critique of this view and my argument on who has a stronger fleck in regards to the topic. I am going to do this by describing twain arguments in a detailed manner. Rosenbaum defends the toothsome view while Luper argues against, some(prenominal) sides provide excellent arguments and my argument is that which I feel is more superior. Rosenbaum defends the epicurean view throughout his raise. Epicurus argued that since death is neither erect or openhanded for the person dead and since the consternation of that which is not bad for iodine is groundless, it is ill-considered to fear death (Benatar, 175). A person when dead is lifeless and thusly cannot feel anything. This person is n mavinxistent and according to Rosenbaum because of this, the statement of whether death is good or bad does not apply to this situation. Since one cannot feel anything, one cannot experience a death situation and determine whether it is good or bad. Therefore it does not matter and there is no reason to fear death. According to Rosenbaum there are three different concepts, which must be understood. These are, dying, death and being dead. The first twain are often not distinguished Rosenbaum says they must be distinguished as they mean two completely different things. Dying we may say is the act whereby one comes to dead or the serve well wherein certain causes operate to bring close ones being dead (Benatar, 176). This is essentially the last degree of ones life. It is the prelude to death itself. It is the process, which leads to becoming dead. Rosenbaum goes on to explain, the process of dying may be comfortable or uncomfortable (Benatar, 176). The process leading to eventua... ...upers argument he is missing the point of Epicuruss argument, which Rosenbaum has further explained. Of the two arguments Rosenbaums argument arguably has more points to linchpin up the epicu rean view than Lupers. Lupers is based on assumptions and we cannot receive on assumptions. In my essay, I provided a detailed description of both Rosenbaums argument and Lupers in an unbiased manner. I did this by highlighting the main points of both arguments and getting this main point across. both(prenominal) sides of the arguments are presented and I contrast and compare deciding which one I feel is superior. In my argument, I present points, which I have, accurate paying back points for, from each argument. In conclusion, Rosenbaum and Luper both present arguments both for and against the Epicurean view, this essay is mainly describing each one and choosing a side at the end.