Introduction Philosophers assert that all human beings tend to pursue some good in all their endeavors. This is referred to as the search of some happiness. Disagreements on this issue relate to what happiness is perceived to be. Epicureans and Stoics have vast differences on their views on ethical theories. (Pojman, pg 112) They depict two schools of thought on the degree that senses can illustrate what the world is like. This is quite imperative to ethical theories because they need to know whether pleasure and pain are reliable indicators of goodness and badness. This paper looks at the Epicurean and Stoic views on this issue. (Pojman, pg 23) Stoics’ view The emphasis put by both Epicureans and Stoics on senses is largely different. For Epicureans, senses represent the distinguishing factor, according to which the differentiation between all the things is based on the presence of some sense or the lack thereof. In that regard, even death should not be feared, as death “has no sense-experience, and what has no sense-experience is nothing… “(Reeve and Miller 362). The differentiation between good and bad, according to Epicureans, is based on three feelings which are pleasure, pain, and distress. The sensual feeling, in that matter is pain, the absence of which is “the limit of magnitude of pleasures,” and the opposite is correct too, where as long as it [pleasurable feeling] is present, “there is neither a feeling of pain nor a feeling of distress, nor both together” (Reeve and Miller 362). Epicureans, ion that matter link the sensual feeling of pleasure and pain, with ethics and ethical living. This to Stoics means that having perfect harmony with reason or nature means to be free of distress and anxiety. The overall absence of distress means to be happy. While Epicureans highly emphasize on moderation, Stoics emphasize on perseverance, logical reasoning, and self discipline as essential components of happiness. (Brennan 98). Although the quotes in “The Principal Doctrines” are basically linking senses with happiness, they can be used to differentiate good and bad as well. The good and bad, in that matter are based on whether an action is “just” or “unjust”. Neither of the actions is good or bad in themselves, rather than the feelings they produce. Even injustice is judged by the feeling it produces, where fear and suspicion that “one will not escape” are feelings which are not pleasurable and thus, they do not lead to happiness. As illustrated earlier, all people strive to have happiness in their lives. This means that it is achieved by continuous alignment to an individual’s reason of existence. This to Stoics mean continued proper living in relation to nature. In order for people to align themselves with nature, they have to understand what is expected of them by nature. (Pojman, pg 23) This means that all living things’ prime concern should be full understanding what nature expects them to do. The beliefs of the Stoics are teleological in nature. Stoics feel that everything in the world can only be valued in relation to nature. This is equated to having a law that is universal in nature. (Brennan, pg 26) It can be seen that for Epicureans se