This is a lecture clip from my online Philosophy of Death and Dying course.

1. What are Epicureans like?
 Epicureans can have:
1. Escape desires-desires that under certain
conditions, I would be dead
2. Independent desires-desires the satisfaction of
which are unaffected by what I do (or fail to do)
3. Conditional desires-desires I have only on the
condition that I am alive

2. What are Epicureans like?
 Epicureans cannot have:
1. Unconditional desires –desires which I have
irrespective of whether I am alive to see
them satisfied.
2. Fulfilling desires-desires the satisfaction of
which make life meaningful or enjoyable

3. What are Epicureans like?
1. If Epicureans have fulfilling desires that
death would thwart, they must think death is
a misfortune.
2. Epicureans don’t think death is a misfortune.
3. Therefore, Epicureans don’t have any
fulfilling desires.
The Epicurean indifference to death requires an
indifference to life that isn’t very appealing.