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6 pages in length. Death, an entity greatly feared and misunderstood by humankind, is the representation of the end of life. Epicurus, however, took a decidedly different approach to one's mortality, postulating that death – in all
its ominous form – is truly nothing to one's existence. Indeed, death does represent the end of a particular period of time where one inhabits one's mortal body, yet according to Epicurus it also represents rebirth and a time for rejuvenation. The connection that exists between life and death is often viewed as quite segmented, with one having little to do with the other. Epicurus was determined to bridge this ever-widening gap by demonstrating how death is not only a significant and very important part of life, but
that it in no way detracts from one's time spent as a mortal being. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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is nothing to us makes a mortal life enjoyable, not by adding an endless span of time but by taking away the longing for immortality. For there is nothing
dreadful in life for the man who has truly comprehended that there is nothing terrible in not living" (Epicurus 63). Death, an entity greatly feared and misunderstood by humankind,
is the representation of the end of life. Epicurus, however, took a decidedly different approach to ones mortality, postulating that death - in all its ominous form - is
truly nothing to ones existence. Indeed, death does represent the end of a particular period of time where one inhabits ones mortal body, yet according to Epicurus it also
represents rebirth and a time for rejuvenation. The connection that exists between life and death is often viewed as quite segmented, with one having little to do with the
other. Epicurus was determined to bridge this ever-widening gap by demonstrating how death is not only a significant and very important part of life, but that it in no
way detracts from ones time spent as a mortal being. Death is the recurring theme throughout Epicurus observation, a theme so forceful and perceptive that the reader goes away with
a distinctly different impression from of ones focus of self-awareness and wholeness. Sometimes that understanding is a sense of calm and tranquility -- almost an unrealistic fantasy; other times
the sensation is decidedly more abrupt and disconcerting. Nevertheless, the author is effective in his pursuit to present death as considerably more than a mere state of being; rather,
Epicurus digs significantly deeper into the perplexity of the human psyche to reveal the emotional complications of death as they relate to ones overall sense of self-awareness and wholeness.
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