Tag: #Free Will

Ancient

Epicurus: 'Pleasure Is the Beginning and End of the Good' — The Philosopher Who Dispelled Fear and Taught the Gentle Life

Epicurus inherited Democritus's atomism while placing 'pleasure' as the criterion of the good, and founded a philosophy that dispels the fear of death and dread of the gods. His thought connects deeply to modern science, utilitarianism, and existential inquiry.

Medieval

Augustine: "I Have Become a Question to Myself" - The Philosopher Who Discovered the Divided Will and the Abyss of Time

Augustine found the battlefield of philosophy inside his own soul. The will rebels against itself; time exists only in memory. Evil is not a substance but the absence of good.