Epictetus‚ the stoic philosopher who was alive (55-135 CE)‚ believed that some things are up to us and some are not. “Opinions‚ desires‚ impulses‚ aversions‚ those are all up to us. Our bodies‚ our possessions‚ reputations‚ those are not up to us”. Epictetus believes that we allow others to make us feel the way we do. How we choose to react is on us. Epictetus goes on to explain that “when we are thwarted or upset‚ distressed
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Born of different stations‚ languages and creeds‚ Epictetus and Seneca are Roman philosophers who externally appear to be very different. Epictetus was born to a slave mother‚ sold as a slave himself and spent the majority of his youth as a slave in Rome. Seneca was born into money; he became tutor to a boy named Nero who later acquired position of Emperor of Rome in 54 A.D. Though these two men seem to be from very different worlds‚ they have a shared purpose in studying philosophy. The purpose
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Christian Dold 8 June 2015 Free Will and Determinism in Run Lola Run Perhaps one of the most pressing questions that philosophers have attempted to answer throughout the years is the debate between human free will and determinism. Free will is the idea that human action is unhindered by fate‚ and that the actions we take are directly responsible for our future. Conversely‚ determinism argues the opposite of this‚ that our actions are not free but are merely a result of preceding events. The film
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Augustine uses stoicism in abundance throughout Confessions. Stoicism is when you show no strong emotion toward something that would usually cause someone else to be very emotional. An example of what stoicism is‚ is in the passage from The Enchiridion (Epictetus 1997‚ 18)‚ “…if you embrace your child or wife‚ that you embrace a mortal - and thus‚ if either of them dies‚ you can bear
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Confessions fused the gap between Classical culture and Christianity. Stoicism was a school of philosophy where those who practiced it believed that it was wrong to show any kind of emotion in any circumstance. Even in times of death‚ as Epictetus stated in the Enchiridion “for the opinion about death‚ that it is terrible is the terrible thing.”1 It was acceptable to feel some sympathy for someone else’s emotions‚ just not empathy‚ “Do not be unwilling to show him sympathy‚ and even if it happens so‚ to
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director. Both dual worked on it. The director and actor created a technique that both help the actor and the director. The enchiridion was a big help in creating this technique which is more of like a handbook by Epictetus teaches us to change only those things that we can control. Philosophers were also inspiration for David Mamet and William H Macy. The philosopher was Epictetus Hierapolis‚ Phrygia. At an early age found a liking to philosophy and wrote many books which helped with Practical Aesthetics
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For example‚ Epictetus states‚ in “The Enchiridion”‚ that “[d]on’t demand that things happen as you wish‚ but wish that they happen as they do happen‚ and you will go on well” (8). This is a way of thinking I try to practice as much as I can‚ even though it can be extremely tough at
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originated by Albert Ellis‚ Ph.D. in the mid-1950’s. Ellis developed his approach in reaction to his disliking of the in-efficient and in-directive nature of Psychoanalysis. The philosophic origins of RET go back to the Stoic philosophers‚ including Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. While rooted in rather different theories‚ these two traditions found common ground in focusing on the "here and now"‚ and on alleviating symptoms. CBT is a short-term‚ goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on
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The Achilles of ancient Greek legend is often counted among the greatest of epic heroes for his fantastical exploits during the Trojan War as depicted by Homer in the Iliad. While it is easy to become seduced by the power and might of invincible Achilles we must remember to not confuse unchecked power with heroism. While Achilles is indeed powerful‚ a master warrior by all qualifications‚ he fails as a hero to be imitated or idolized due to his lack of restraint‚ his barbarity‚ his lack of a code
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in the mid-1950’s. Ellis developed his approach in reaction to his disliking of the in-efficient and in-directive nature of Psychoanalysis. The philosophic origins of RET go back to the Stoic philosophers‚ including Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Epictetus wrote in The Enchiridion‚ "Men are disturbed not by things‚ but by the view which they take of them." The modern psychotherapist most influential to the development of RET was Alfred Adler (who developed Individual Psychology). Adler‚ a neo-Freudian
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