What work of art combines precision‚ detail‚ and philosophical ideas all in one painting? Raphael’s painting of “the school of Athens” does all that with his depiction of many of the greatest thinkers and philosophers such as Aristotle‚ Plato‚ Socrates‚ Epicurus‚ and many more. The painting was painted between 1509 and 1511 during the High Renaissance art period‚ a period in which artist are creating works with more balance and are characterized to be having a burst of creativity‚ and is a fresco
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still very well known today. Poems from metamorphoses were adapted in Chaucer’s and Shakespeare’s works. Also inspired paintings and sculptures. Things from it were depicted in art during the Renaissance era. • John Locke was inspired by Aristotle and Epicurus and coined the term “the pursuit of happiness” which was in turn used by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence • Lucretius atom theory • Other than learning hard facts‚ philosophers can provide answers to life questions that
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Stoicism Skepticism Epicurean Philosophy consists of these philosophical areas: Metaphysics Materialism Idealism Epistemology Empiricism Rationalism Ethics Hedonism Cynicism Three Main Types Stoicism Refers to the knowledge of Aristotle "Mind is a blank state‚ impressions are made by the 5 senses." Stoics deny the metaphysical points of view. Real objects produce intense feelings. The body and soul are pairs that act and react to each other. Skepticism Examines as to what
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of reason and of our sensory faculties‚ how knowledge is acquired and what knowledge consists of. Here we find the Greek creation of philosophy as “the love of wisdom‚” and the birth of metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ and ethics. Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle were the most influential of the ancient Greek philosophers‚ and they focused their attention more on the role of the human being than on the explanation of the material world. The work of these key philosophers was succeeded by the Stoics and Epicureans
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ancient times the notion of friendship being a method for self gain has lurked in the shadows. Though never out rightly stated it is one which trumps the subconscious mind of each person and has even been pondered upon by great minds such as that of Aristotle‚ who believed certain friendships occurred simply as a means of utility. This raises the question of whether friendships are truly mutual and not driven by the needs and desires of a person. It’s simply impossible for one person to have all the
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Epicurus (341 - 270BC) Founder of the philosophical view of Hedonism (termed the ethic of the pigsty)‚ Hedonistic philosophy taught that pleasure was the highest good of man. The pursuit of pleasure was man’s chief goal. Pleasure was good and pain was evil. Epicurus rejected Aristotle’s golden mean of doing nothing to excess. He said that religion is the chief curse of the human race. He was not really saying that he did not believe in the gods‚ but he said that the gods had no interest
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Spiritism 5.33 Swedenborgianism 5.34 Taoism 5.35 Tenrikyo 5.36 Thelema 5.37 Unification Church 5.38 Yazidi 5.39 Zoroastrianism 6 Utilitarianism Hedonistic utilitarianism: Seeks to reduce suffering and increase pleasure or happiness Epicurus (341-270 BC) Greek “We count pleasure as the
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physical pleasure and to the possession of items owned that provide a person with pleasure‚ known as “hedonism”. Greek thinker Epicurus invented the term “epicurean”. Epicurus felt happiness came from being free from pain. Greek philosopher Zeno felt that true happiness is born from how we respond to events that happen to us-“Stoicism”. Philosophers Plato and Aristotle both believed that happiness is achieved after a fulfilled life. (Janaro and Altshuler‚ 2012) Cultures around the world have their
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Review – Unit 3 1. Chivalry - Characterized by consideration and courtesy‚ especially toward women. The noble qualities a knight was supposed to have‚ such as courage and a readiness to help the weak. 2. Epicureanism- was the philosophy founded by Epicurus at Athens near the end of the 4th Century B.C. It was a simple‚ dogmatic view of the nature of man and the universe‚ through which men might attain real and enduring pleasure‚ in the sense of peace of mind. The main objectives of Epicureanism were
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excellence by always doing the right thing‚ the mere meaning of virtue from both the Latin and Greek culture means “excellence”‚ to be a model citizen and is founded on the assumption that the purpose of life was to achieve happiness and fulfillment. Aristotle though‚ has the most prolific virtue ethics theory‚ he held that understanding the meaning of a virtue was necessary but not sufficient to make one virtuous and that there are many specific virtues: intellectual‚ and moral‚ whereas moral virtues
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