Epictetus Associated With The Branch Of Ethics
Epictetus associated with the branch of Ethics. In stoic ethics, moral development is based on virtues and vices. They believed that true good was influenced by “virtues and virtuous activities” (Seddon 7) and “evil” (Seddon 7) was prompted from vices. Epictetus firmly believed that to keep an ethical life a person must understand the framework of a human being’s nature and still be able to preserve a person’s moral position in life. To keeping a virtuous life a person must be educated in three topics of ethical stoicism. The three fields of study are utilized in daily lives and they tracked the progress of a person’s moral character. The following topics that Epictetus sought to live by are The Discipline of Desire, The Discipline of Action,
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Epictetus believed that the what humans deem as desirable and how they think that it will make one’s life better are things that are not in our control. Such as external and materialistic objects that are desired as a want but not a need. When a desire is not met, a person loses patience and becomes angry. Epictetus believed that that was the bases of human misery and that humans should focus on what’s important such as building and progress towards one’s individual disposition. The Discipline of Action involves “our impulses to act and not to act” (Seddon 14). To achieve excellence, Epictetus taught that it is in our power to react a certain way rather than another. The actions that a person takes should be under influenced on wanting to continue a virtuous path into excellence. The Discipline of Action demonstrates the progress on a person’s daily life in achieving a happy life driven by virtue. The final topic is The Discipline of Assent, this focuses on applying our impressions and judgment in certain ways. Epictetus interpreted things happening for a reason and made use of proper impressions by not judging the situation in a bad way. Such as the example of “…losing papers for work… sure having an accident of this sort is bound to happen once in a while, and is nothing to be troubled about”
Epictetus believed that the what humans deem as desirable and how they think that it will make one’s life better are things that are not in our control. Such as external and materialistic objects that are desired as a want but not a need. When a desire is not met, a person loses patience and becomes angry. Epictetus believed that that was the bases of human misery and that humans should focus on what’s important such as building and progress towards one’s individual disposition. The Discipline of Action involves “our impulses to act and not to act” (Seddon 14). To achieve excellence, Epictetus taught that it is in our power to react a certain way rather than another. The actions that a person takes should be under influenced on wanting to continue a virtuous path into excellence. The Discipline of Action demonstrates the progress on a person’s daily life in achieving a happy life driven by virtue. The final topic is The Discipline of Assent, this focuses on applying our impressions and judgment in certain ways. Epictetus interpreted things happening for a reason and made use of proper impressions by not judging the situation in a bad way. Such as the example of “…losing papers for work… sure having an accident of this sort is bound to happen once in a while, and is nothing to be troubled about”