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PLEASURE: An Epicurean Guide to the Good Life

The Next Big Idea

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Epicureanism

Cicero called these three classes of desires natural, necessary and unnecessary. And I think it's actually just very difficult shorthand. So what I ended up doing is calling them necessary extravagant and corrosive. Epicureanism thinks we need some things like friendship but they're not strictly necessary for our well being. Those who least need extravagance enjoy it most - which is a great observation.

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