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- VIDEO NOTES
Jonny Thomson is a philosopher and the founder of @philosophyminis. He is on the Executive Board for the British Philosophy Association and is a staff writer at Big Think.
- LINKS
Jonny's upcoming book, "The Art of Enough: The Ancient Epicurean Philosophy of Finding – and Keeping – Happiness": https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/477995/the-art-of-enough-by-thomson-jonny/9781847929297
- TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Are Epicureans Selfish?
05:30 - Why Epicureanism?
10:31 - Who Was Epicurus?
16:42 - Godless But Not Atheistic
23:21 - Epicurus’ Metaphysics
27:24 - Why Focus on Pleasure?
35:29 - Epicureanism vs Utilitarianism
48:59 - What About Immoral Pleasures?
53:02 - Could AI be Epicurean?
01:00:50 - The Experience Machine
01:10:59 - Why Epicurus Didn’t Like Sex
01:16:21 - Are Influencers Watering Down Ancient Philosophy?
01:20:06 - Are You In Control of Your Happiness?
01:26:33 - Epicureanism vs Stoicism
01:32:36 - Epicurus on Death
01:36:42 - Do We Have a Happiness Crisis?
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