Unit 8
Epicurus (Ancient Greece) and Thomas Hobbes (Early Modern)

Learning Objectives

When you have completed Unit 8, you should be able to

1. describe and explain Epicurus’s hedonistic ethical theory and Hobbes’s psychological egoism.
2. classify each position according distinctions presented in Unit 1.
3. assess each position for strengths and weaknesses.
4. describe similarities and differences with theories in Part One and Part Two.