Marta Faustino, philosopher, is the guest of an episode recorded at the ESPANTO event, where she explores the opposing views of Epicurus and Heidegger on death and the meaning of existence. The episode, available in podcast format, brings the two philosophers face to face to debate the finitude of life.
The central question addressed is whether we should fear death or accept it as a key to a better life. While Epicurus argued that death should not be feared, as it represents only the absence of sensation, Heidegger offered a different perspective on the human relationship with mortality.
For Marta Faustino, death is neither a good nor an evil, but rather a neutral event. This definition serves as a starting point for her comparative analysis of the two philosophical currents, offering listeners a profound reflection on how different schools of thought interpret human finitude.
