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    Stoicism

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    differ in many ways‚ yet all arrive at their own definition of how they themselves should live. The ‘branch’ that I will be talking about today‚ is Stoicism. I will discuss the history and beginnings of Stoicism in the Hellenistic period‚ the basic ideas of stoicism‚ and I will share my own personal beliefs and skeptical ideas as concerned with Stoicism. To begin‚ what does the word ‘stoic’ mean? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ‘stoic’ as "one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure

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    Stoicism in Julius Caesar

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    ultimate sacrifice was being able to take one ’s own life. Brutus‚ in William Shakespeare ’s Julius Caesar‚ is a man driven by will‚ virtue‚ and disillusionment all in the name of the Republic. On the eve of his defeat by Antony‚ Brutus runs upon his own sword to preserve his honor as a Roman man. Brutus "embraces a Stoic attitude towards suicide‚ seeing it as the supreme form of self-possession‚ the achievement of worldly glory."(Rebhorn‚ 89) Stoicism‚ a philosophy followed by many Romans‚ states that "death

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    Stoicism and Epicureanism

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    With their philosophical roots grounded in ancient Greece‚ Stoicism and Epicureanism had contrary yet significant impacts on Roman society. These two philosophies differed in many of their basic theories. Stoics attempted to reach a moral level where they had freedom from passion‚ while Epicureans strove for pleasure and avoided all types of pain. Stoics like the Epicureans‚ emphasized ethics as the main field of knowledge‚ but they also developed theories of logic and natural science to support

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    Stoicism Vs Confucianism

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    represent a different philosophy from different areas yet hold striking similarities. The two source documents for this paper are “Meditations” by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and “Analects” by Chinese philosopher Confucius‚ both of which represent Stoicism and Confucianism respectively. These two works were chosen for this paper due to their similarities concerning subjects such as self-improvement thought self-judgment and parallels of what a good person is in order to rule as good leader. Aurelius

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    The philosophies of Stoicism‚ Epicureanism‚ and Buddhism all have their own ways of justifying pain and it’s relation to happiness. Each philosophy provides different ideas and reasoning that back up their beliefs‚ but it also depends on the person and how they choose to go about each situation. When going through life many people can follow a combination of the philosophes instead of simply going by one‚ when given the circumstances. In the Stoicism philosophy‚ it is thought that pain can be controlled

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    regardless of how desirable such a life may be‚ doing so is impossible for many in anything but a small degree. For Epictetus‚ philosophy is not an interesting pastime or even a particular body of knowledge‚ but it is a way of life. The keystone of Stoicism is that there are somethings in this world that are uncontrollable‚ and somethings that are controllable. (Lachs) Some things are up to us and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us‚ and our impulses‚ desires‚ aversions–in short

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    Brutus Persuasion

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    Antony and Brutus‚ both gave speeches to the people of Rome after the assassination. They tried to explain what happened and why Caesar was killed. They both had clear points of the events that happened but Antony’s speech was better and persuaded the crowd more. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they loved him and understood why he killed him. However‚ when Brutus left the area‚ Antony won the crowd over with his story. He persuaded the crowd by making them angry at Brutus‚ even though just a speech

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    Is Brutus Honorable

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    Is Brutus an honorable man? If someone were to define honorable‚ they would perfectly describe Marcus Brutus. Honor is described as having integrity‚ decency‚ and morality. Brutus seemed to have all of these characteristics. Although he made many poor decisions‚ all of Brutus’ intentions were for the sake of Rome and its’ citizens. In this play‚ Brutus is an honorable man. He is a man who loves the country of Rome and all of the people in it. Brutus would have done anything to protect Rome and

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    character of Brutus is very complex with many different personality traits. These traits explain why Brutus makes certain decisions including the one to kill his friend Julius Caesar. <br> <br>Marcus Brutus was a senator who was well respected by everyone in Rome. His friendship with the high ranked Julius Caesar only added to the people’s respect for him. An example of the amount of respect people have for Brutus is when Cinna‚ Casca‚ and Cassius talk about how important it is to have Brutus involved

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    Both Paul Baumer of Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front and Brutus of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are innocent and trusting when introduced to the reader‚ but after experiencing indescribable pain‚ both become realistic stoics without hope for a better life. Both characters’ naiveté leads them to make a fatal error. Because of their mistakes‚ Paul and Brutus suffer horrifying experiences and must do things that they later regret. The trauma that they must live through

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