Not all friendships conform to Epicurean ideals.

并非所有友谊都符合伊鸠理想。

But, as opposed to what Epicurus believed, friendships may not be so essential.

但是，与伊鸠观点相反，友谊可能并不那么重要。

Maybe that's the argument that Epicurus had in mind.

也许这就是伊鸠观点。

Well, that would be a possible way to respond to this second possible interpretation of Epicurus' argument.

这也许可以回应对伊鸠文字第二种解释。

Again, the passage from Epicurus isn't altogether clear, but maybe he's got in mind something like this argument.

伊鸠这段话总来看有点费解，但也许他已有了这样观点。

According to Epicurus, friendship is based on trust, treating each other well, and maintaining a generous attitude.

根据伊鸠说法，友谊建立在信础上，善待对方，保持慷慨态度。

But of course, if we do go back to the existence requirement, then we're back with Epicurus' argument.

但是 如果我们接受存在前提，我们就会回到伊鸠论断。

If we extrapolate from Epicurus' views, we can see that the benefits of friendship still stand today.

如果我们从伊鸠观点推断，我们可以看到友谊好处今天仍然存在。

Fear of the gods brought many people to the garden of Epicurus.

对众神恐惧使许多人来到了伊鸠花园。

There's an Epicurean solution to all of this or it could undermine faith.

这一切或许有一个伊鸠式解决之道，但也可能动摇信仰。

Fergus, I think you might be a little bit of a closet epicurean.

弗格斯，我觉得你可能有点儿隐秘伊鸠主义倾向。

Earlier, he's asking about, hey, do you have any Epicurean poems or stuff like that?

早些时候，他在询问，“嘿，你们有伊鸠学派诗作或类似东西吗？”

But Epicurus bequeathed his gardens to his own school.

但是伊鸠把他花园遗赠给了他自己学校。

And Epictetius was one of his big inspirations.

伊鸠是他重要灵感来源之一。

The Epicurean says, why isn't the erotic good enough?

伊鸠学派人会说，为何情欲还不够好呢？

Social justice really be reconciled with the idea that pleasure is all Floating over Epicureanism for all.

社会正义真能与快乐至上理念相协调吗？这可是覆盖了整个伊鸠主义观点。

He wrote a history of Alexander the Great and he produced eight volumes of these transcripts of Epictetus.

他撰写了一部亚历山大大帝传记，并整理出版了伊鸠学说八卷本讲义。

And also I'd just like to say there is someone who thinks pleasure is virtuous and that's Epicurus.

另外，我想提一下，有位名叫伊鸠人认为快乐本身就是一种美德。

And I think I see very little, very little of that in Epictetus.

我认为在伊鸠教诲，这种观点体现得非常少，非常少。

No, I don't find melancholy at all in Epictetus.

不，我在伊鸠哲学完全找不到忧郁影子。