Strangely enough... the whole concept that some word might be negitive always seemed to be a rather horrid way of talking about the langaue. Words like Hate, Dispaire, Gloom, Unlucky, and Environmentalist are not in and of themselves negitive. Just some people want to make you think that they are.
Word definition, and controlling the meaning of words, is a source of power in this world. It works many ways, homosexuals have taken back the words gay and fag, and made them a goo thing. Political conservatives have made liberal a bad word... well I'm trying to take back epicurean with out capitalizing it. }:-)
Ep·i·cu·rus Pronunciation: "e-pi-'kyur-&s Function: biographical name 341-270 B.C. Greek philosopher; taught that pleasure is the only good and the end of all morality, through a life of simplicity, prudence, honor, justice
Great word! I had never seen it before. I'm trying to follow the philosophy more than the modern meaning of the word. Today it just means some one who hedonisticly indulges in pleasure. Epicurus was more wise than that and seems to be about balancing present pleasure with future pleasure. A good example is drinking alcohol. Many people when they drink, drink to get drunk, but when I drink I limit myself so I can enjoy the feeling and not have the negative impacts of getting drunk. The average american morality tells you that you should not drink, so when people do drink, they indulge and go do far.
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Date: 2004-06-11 01:28 am (UTC)Snugs!
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Date: 2004-06-11 06:12 am (UTC)Pronunciation: "e-pi-'kyur-&s
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341-270 B.C. Greek philosopher; taught that pleasure is the only good and the end of all morality, through a life of simplicity, prudence, honor, justice
(emphasis mine)
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