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    Even today‚ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is read by every class from kings to common people. The book is a universal classic‚ meaning it can be related to at any time‚ by anyone. The philosophies included in his book have spanned the centuries‚ and Meditations remains to be one of the most influential books ever written. Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20‚ 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father‚ Antoninus Pius‚ was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius‚ too‚ was trained

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    by his friend Brutus‚ with the help of Cassius and a group of men who completely despise Caesar. After Caesar is assassinated Mark Antony‚ Caesar’s close friend‚ asks Brutus to have a proper burial and to speak at Caesar’s funeral. Cassius disagrees to let him speak but Brutus agrees to let him speak under certain criterias and rules: Mark Antony may not blame Brutus and his men for the death‚ Antony has to say he may speak because permission was granted for him to do so by Brutus‚ and Antony must

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    Classical Philosophy after Aristotle After Aristotle had completed his great speculative system‚ philosophy moves toward a new emphasis. Four groups of philosophers helped to shape this new direction‚ namely‚ the Epicureans‚ the Stoics‚ the Skeptics‚ and the Neoplatonist. They were‚ of course‚ greatly influenced by their predecessors‚ so we find that Epicurus relied upon Democritus for his atomic theory of nature‚ the Stoics made use of Heraclitus’ notion of a fiery substance permeating all things

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    the ability to use rhetorics‚ and is able to appeal to people’s hearts. While Brutus uses force and facts‚ Antony is able to lift others up while conspiring against them. It is a skill that comes into play later in the tragedy when Caesar is killed Antony takes it into his own hands to get even with the conspirators. By being able to command respect Antony is able to turn the throng of citizens against Cassius‚ Brutus‚ and the others. This is why Mark Antony

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    Stoics

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    Stoics * The founder of Stoic philosophy was Zeno (333-262 B.C.). Stoics and Epicureans were in radical opposition on most subjects‚ but they agreed on a few things. * -Members of both philosophical schools were committed materialist. * - Both schools believed that there was nothing that existed except material things. * - Because the Stoics and Epicureans found common ground in materialism they battled the non-materialist philosophers such as Plato and his followers. * Stoics

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    To what extent is natural law the best approach to ethical desicion making. Natural law was thought of by a 13th century monk called Thomas Aquinas. He was inspired by a Greek a posteriori philosopher called Aristotle who came up with the efficient cause and believed that a humans purpose is to reach eudaimonia. Aristotle’s thoughts were inspired by the stoics who were a group of Greek philosophers who believed God is everywhere and in everyone there is a divine spark. Natural law is based on the

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    Brutus and Cassius In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ a group of people killed Caesar‚ a man who was to become King‚ because they felt he was to weak. Brutus and Cassius were leaders of this group. They have a few similarities and differenes. How they read people‚ who they trust‚ and how making decisions is how they are different and how they feel about Caesar becoming king is how they are similar. In the play‚ Brutus and Cassius are differernt in many ways. After Caesar was

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    I chose the topic “Brutus vs Caesar” because I thought the topic would be interesting. I saw the word “vs”‚ in the title and thought it was about gladiators fighting to the death. I researched this topic by using the internet‚ Chrome‚ and Google. I think the topic “Brutus vs Caesar” relates to the theme – Taking a Stand in History because the actions of Brutus changed history when he and others conspired and carried out the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ a man who some believed to have been a

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    Religion in Late Stoicism and the Place of God in Philosophy In Late Antiquity‚ Stoic philosophy started to experience a heavy influence of religion. Stoics and other philosophers began to believe in an ultimate god who was omniscient and omnipotent. Stoics believed that such God was the cause of everything that occurred‚ and that philosophy was a way of approaching God. These Stoic beliefs would ease the spread of Christianity throughout the empire due to their many similarities. In his book

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    SUMMARY OF THE FOUR HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHIES STOICISM: The key philosopher for stoicism was Zeno of Cyprus (335-263 B.C). The Stoics sought a disciplined simple life modeled after nature. They tried to control their emotions and avoided excesses. They believed that senses and reason alone reveal the truth. They believed that everyone had a divine spark‚ thus everyone was equal. They also believed that citizens should pay an active role in public affairs since the world is like a great city. Today

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