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I ain't afraid of no ghost! (Death intro review)

Total questions: 4

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Here is Socrates and Plato's argument about death:


1)Either there is an afterlife after death, or there is an eternal slumber

2)Neither are bad

3)So, we should not fear it.


Which part of premise (1) do Epicurus and Lucretius build their argument on?

a)

There is an afterlife after death

b)

There is an eternal slumber

2.

The assumption made by Epicurus and Lucretius:

a)

Death is the total annihilation of self

b)

Death brings you to an afterlife

c)

Death causes harm

3.

Explain Epicurus's "No Harm" argument

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4.

Why did Epicurus claim that we should not fear death?

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