Date of Award
Summer 8-11-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Timothy O'Keefe
Second Advisor
Sebastian Rand
Third Advisor
Andrew Cohen
Fourth Advisor
Gerard Pendrick
Abstract
Friendship and hedonism are both major components of Epicureanism. I attempt to relieve the tension that seems to follow from endorsing both of these. I argue that Epicurean friendships require valuing a friend’s well-being in the same way as one’s own and that embarking on such friendships is what David Schmidtz terms a maieutic end – one that is achieved by taking on a new set of ends. This conception fits with other-regarding concern that is espoused throughout the Epicurean texts discussing friendship and, as I argue, remains consistent with other psychological and ethical commitments of Epicureanism.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/2054683
Recommended Citation
Baird, William P., "Friends with Benefits: Other Regard in Epicurean Ethics." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/2054683