My topic focuses on Rosenbaum's defense of the Epicurean view, Luper's critique of that view, and my argument about who has a stronger position regarding the subject. I will do this by describing both arguments in detail. Rosenbaum argues for the Epicurean view while Luper argues against it, both sides provide excellent arguments and my argument is the one that seems more superior to me. Rosenbaum defends the Epicurean point of view throughout his essay. Epicurus “argued that since death is neither good nor bad for the deceased person and fear of what is not bad for a person is groundless, it is unreasonable to fear death” (Benatar, 175 ). Once dead, a person is lifeless and therefore cannot feel anything. This person does not exist and, according to Rosenbaum, therefore the statement that death is good or bad does not apply to this situation. Since we cannot feel anything, we cannot experience a death situation and determine whether it is good or bad. So it doesn't matter and there is no reason to fear death. According to Rosenbaum, there are three different concepts that need to be understood. These are dying, dying and being dead. The first two are often not distinguished; Rosenbaum says they need to be distinguished because they mean two completely different things. “We can say that dying is the process by which a person dies or the process by which certain causes operate to bring about his death” (Benatar, 176). This is essentially the last phase of life. It is the prelude to death itself. This is the process that leads to death. Rosenbaum goes on to explain, “the process of dying can be comfortable or uncomfortable” (Benatar, 176). The process leading to eventua...... middle of document ......super argument, missing the point of Epicurus' argument, which Rosenbaum explained in more detail. Of the two arguments, Rosenbaum's arguably has more points to support the Epicurean view than Luper's. Luper's argument is based on assumptions and we cannot live on those assumptions. In my essay, I provided a detailed description of Rosenbaum's argument and Luper's argument in an unbiased manner. I did this by highlighting the main points of both arguments and getting that main point across. Both sides of the arguments are presented and I contrast and compare them to decide which seems superior to me. In my argument, I present points, to which I have specific counterpoints, for each argument. In conclusion, Rosenbaum and Luper both present arguments for and against the Epicurean view. This essay mainly describes each of them and chooses a side at the end..