Epicurus: Like Diogenes, Epicurus showed me that a happy life is achievable through just the necessities.

像第欧根尼一样，伊壁鸠鲁告诉我，幸福的生活可以通过生活必需品来实现。

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

也许这就是伊壁鸠鲁脑中的观点。

Although Epicurus was less of a thrill-seeker than his hedonism implies.

尽管伊比鸠鲁并不像他的享乐主义所意指的那样是一个寻求刺激的人。

Epicurus stated that the right amount of pleasure leads to happiness.

他宣称适当的愉悦可以带来幸福。

The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus observed this more than 2,000 years ago.

古希腊哲学家伊比鸠鲁在两千年前观察到了这件事。

And some philosophers have indeed accepted that very conclusion, maybe Epicurus.

一些哲学家也确实接受这一观点，伊壁鸠鲁或许也接受。

For Epicurus the best human condition was a state which he called ataraxia, meaning tranquility.

对于伊比鸠鲁来说，人类最好的状态是他称之为心平气和的状态，意思是宁静的状态。

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，我们就会回到伊壁鸠鲁的论断。

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

伊壁鸠鲁的这段话总的来看有点费解，但也许他脑中已有了这样的观点。

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壁鸠鲁文字的第二种解释。