What philosophy of life comes across in the Gilgamesh story?
I believe the philosophy of life that comes across in the Gilgamesh story is that one should indulge in the simple pleasures of life while one can. The Gilgamesh story revolves around Enkidu becoming a man by abandoning his feral nature, laying with a woman for several nights, drinking beer and eating bread, and hunting his former animal companions. In this time period, I suppose that was all that there was to life because life was so much simpler. But, to someone looking in, it does seem like the Gilgamesh story proposes that gratification is the end goal and journey of life. Food, entertainment, and sex are the basic needs for a human being. I find this question ironic because philosophy is usually complex, but the Mesopotamian "philosophy" of life is base to me. I do come thousands of years ahead of their time though.
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