CONTENTS
PART 1 PLEASURE: THE GUIDE TO LIFE. 1
Chapter 1: Pleasure: The Guide To Life. 3
PART 2 THE NATURAL AND NECESSARY PLEASURE. 41
PART 3 THE NATURAL AND NON-NECESSARY PLEASURE 137
Chapter 9: The Natural And Non-Necessary Pleasure. 139
Chapter 15: Humor, Arts, And Aesthetics. 188
Chapter 16: Enjoyment And Flow… 200
PART 4 THE EXISTENTIAL FEARS. 207
Chapter 19: The Natural Phenomena. 247
Chapter 20: The Human Nature. 267
Chapter 21: Beyond Neurons: Who Am I?. 283
PART 6 EPICUREAN PHILOSOPHICAL THEMES. 311
Chapter 22: The Meaning In Life. 313
Chapter 24: Money And Happiness. 353
Chapter 26: Decision-Making. 404
Chapter 27: The Pursuit of Happiness In Modern Life. 437
PART 7: ANNEXES—LIST OF NAMES AND TERMS—BIBLIOGRAPHY 461
ANNEX 1: THE PRINCIPAL DOCTRINES OF EPICURUS. 463
ANNEX 2: THE VATICAN SAYINGS. 468
ANNEX 3: THE LETTER OF EPICURUS TO MENOECEUS. 476
ANNEX 4: THE BIOGRAPHY OF EPICURUS. 481
ANNEX 5: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.. 484
ANNEX 6: THOMAS JEFFERSON: I AM EPICUREAN.. 487