QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1 Does the fact that, from the perspective of eternity, our lives look small and insig-nificant mean that our lives are meaningless? Would it be better to be immortal than mortal?

2 If Epicurus and Lucretius are right that death is not a bad thing for the person who dies, would it follow that killing was not wrong?

3 “Better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied.” Do you agree? Are there such things as “higher” pleasures? If so, what are they? If Mill and Aristotle are right, would we expect agreement on what the higher pleasures are?

4 Consider your own choice to study philosophy. What were the reasons for this choice? Is it possible to defend the view that one is studying philosophy for pleasure alone? Or are you committed to the idea that philosophy is in some way think makes it such an activity