Single Idea 14518

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy]

Full Idea

In philosophy the pleasure accompanies the knowledge. For the enjoyment does not come after the learning but the learning and the enjoyment are simultaneous.

Gist of Idea

In the study of philosophy, pleasure and knowledge arrive simultaneously

Source

Epicurus (Principle Doctrines ('Kuriai Doxai') (frags) [c.290 BCE], 27)

Book Reference

Epicurus: 'The Epicurus Reader', ed/tr. Inwood,B. /Gerson,L. [Hackett 1994], p.37