"All the candour of youth was there‚ as well as all youth’s passionate purity." (Pg. 26) Sovereignty (noun): Rightful status‚ independence‚ or prerogative. "It has its divine right of sovereignty." (Pg. 35) Hedonism (noun): Doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good. "A new Hedonism--that is what our century wants." (Pg. 36) Staccato (adjective): Shortened or detached when played or sung. "Suddenly the painter appeared at the door of the studio and made staccato signs for them to come
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Berkeley’s and Hume’s Philosophy about God When people think about empiricists‚ they usually discuss views of great philosophers such as George Berkeley and David Hume. Empiricists believe that all knowledge comes from the senses. Rationalists‚ on the other hand‚ believe that we can gain knowledge through the inspection of innate ideas. Although Berkeley and Hume are both empiricists‚ they still have different opinions about the existence of God. Berkeley’s philosophy uses God as the central figure
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charge of his own destiny‚ "Men at some times are masters of their fates. The fault‚ dear Brutus‚ is not in our stars‚ but in ourselves..."(I.ii.146-147). This belief‚ came from Epicureanism which Cassisus was a follower of‚ "You know that I held Epicurus strong and his opinion" (V.i.85-86). Epicureanism does not require the belief of a god nor does it believe in an after life‚ an aversion from common Roman philosophies who believed in fate‚ and gods. Cassius also did not believe in omens and fate
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SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6- ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND HELLENIZATION OF ASIA ALEXANDER THE GREAT (Alexander of Macedon) * Who made the first western attempt to conquer Asia * One of the world’s greatest military geniuses * Born in Pella‚ and was the son of King Phillip II * Excellent‚ educated and was both brilliant in academic and military studies * He was taught by the famous Greek thinker Aristotle * He was handsome‚ dynamic‚ strong and intelligent * He’s favorite book was
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humans were cells in a larger organism. Our purpose then was doing our part adequately‚ in the larger whole. Both the Epicureans and the Stoics live by ataraxia‚ however Epicureans believed the highest human good contradicted from that of the stoics. Epicurus thought it was normal to seek pleasure and avoid pain in order to live in Eudemonia. While Stoicism’s thought happiness depended on how one was feeling towards life in that particular moment or place. One couldn’t suddenly get happier by having more
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Study of French Culture Final Essay Introduction When looking through French history during the Versailles Period‚ there’s something attracts me a lot: it seems that “mistress” plays an important role throughout the history. It’s an interesting phenomenon as the word “mistress” tends to be related with “secret” in many cultures. While in French culture‚ there’s even a word “Maîtresse-en-titre” which means “official mistress” 1. It seems that you cannot speak about a king without
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Greeks vs. Romans Amber Eagler HUMA215-1204A-10 Mr. Lynn August 22‚ 2012 Abstract This paper compares and contrasts the Greek and Roman Cultures. This paper compares and contrasts distinguishing elements or features of early Greek and Roman cultures‚ including illustrative or significant examples of the various features. This paper discusses the elements of both Greek and Roman culture such as: government and geographical terrain‚ economics and trade practices‚ art and architecture‚ and
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behavior. However‚ from a teleological perspective‚ motives really have nothing to do with the rightness or wrongness of the act. What really matters lies in the potential pains and pleasures associated with the short-term and long-term consequences. HEDONISM Teleological moral theories must somehow connect the consequences of human behavior to the foundational moral concepts of good and bad‚ right and wrong‚ and moral and immoral. The hallmark of most teleological moral theories is that they identify
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Arkesilaus (315 - 241 B.C.) [Pitane‚ Athens]. As leader of the academy‚ Arkesilaus emphasised Plato’s contention that there is no final truth in sense perception. He opposed the Stoic doctrine of the "irresistible impression" with the contention that even an "irresistible impression" sometimes proves to be false. Therefore‚ he concluded that the wise thing to do is to suspend judgement and not to commit oneself to any belief as final. The best one can do is to calculate probabilities and follow
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Unit 2 WIW Tyranny- cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others Areopagus- the supreme tribunal of Athens Marathon- a contest in which people compete with each other to see who can do something for the longest amount of time Sappho- Greek poet Thermopylae- locality E Greece between Mt. Oeta & Gulf of Maliakós; once a narrow pass along the coast Delian League- was an association of Greek city-states Helots- a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta Oligarchy- he people
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