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What is Odysseus and the Nature of Suffering about?
In the pursuit of pleasure the problem of pain arises. How do we maximise happiness and minimise discomfort? Why must we experience discomfort at all? In the philosophical epic On the Nature of the Universe, Lucretius proposes that misery ensues when we abandon life’s assured pleasures in favour of unobtainable fantasy, and presents philosophy as the cure to such delusions. In order to assess the validity of these claims, they must first be observed in practice. Homer’s Odyssey, as a reflection
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