learning the many different philosophies I can truly say that Stoicism made the most sense to me. If I had to choose one specific philosophy as a guide for living‚ Stoicism would be the one. The amount of past experiences where I can blame emotions for getting in the way of the right decision‚ or emotions stopping me from doing a certain task are endless‚ as I’m sure it is for the average person. To make it plain and simple‚ Stoicism is to remove emotions completely. As we learned‚ emotions are
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The Philosopher Emperor Marcus Aurelius was born in 121 AD to a wealthy family originally from the province of Hispania Baetica‚ in the Roman Empire. Known as the philosopher emperor even during his own lifetime‚ Marcus was a staunch follower of Stoicism‚ which constantly guided his rule‚ his administration‚ and defined his senses of honor and duty. Also considered to be the last of the Five Good Emperors‚ it was ironic that this Golden Age of Rome ended‚ or was at least accelerated‚ by Marcus himself
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was in 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
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Summary #4 Zeno believed that “man conquers the world by conquering himself”. Lectures to his students were about absence of passion. He argued that only by controlling one’s emotions and physical desire we could develop wisdom and the ability to apply thereof. We should develop indifference to pain and pleasure by meditation‚ practice Stoic believes and this will develop a wisdom stemming from suppressing the influence of passion‚ and we will attain wisdom. Since nothing will be influencing our
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The story of Hamlet shows Stoicism‚ which Hamlet himself conveys in Shakespeare’s piece. Stoicism means self-control or enduring of pain in order to develop clear judgement and inner calm. Stoicism was derived from Greek word “stoa” referring to a colonnade and developed by Zeno of Citium. Stoicism was presented in this play when Hamlet disguised himself as madman to avert his uncle’s attention to him as Claudius sees him as a threat. Hamlet discovered the truth behind his father’s death because
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the cambridge companion to EPICUREANISM This Companion presents both an introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism and also a critical account of the major areas of its philosophical interest. Chapters span the school’s history from the early Hellenistic Garden to the Roman Empire and its later reception in the early modern period‚ introducing the reader to the Epicureans’ contributions in physics‚ metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ psychology‚ ethics and politics
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Therapy (CBT) is that it is used to aid people in controlling their thought processes. Although it is used for many different psychological disorders‚ but generally it is used for depression and anxiety. CBT has historical and philosophical ties to Stoicism‚ as the philosophy and the psychological process share similar views. Two paradigms makeup CBT‚ the cognitive paradigm and the behavioural paradigm. The behavioural paradigm is more based around classical/operant conditioning whereas the cognitive
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There is no biographical writing about Lucretius which must tell us that he was a private person. Poggio had found short biographical sketch at the Church Father St. Jerome but one should look at it with caution do to the fact is was written so long after this death and Christians would tell tales about philosophers. Lucretius looked up to Epicurus and thought he was all knowing and helped power his own vision. His main vision is the existence of atoms and how they make up everything around us. Epicurus
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accept the faith that was taught to him by his mother. Instead‚ during his education‚ he became fascinated with the writings of the great philosophers such as Plato. The ideas expressed in the writings of the great philosophers‚ such as Platonism and stoicism‚ would leave a lasting impact on Augustine. After being sent to study in Carthage he became influenced by the Manichean religion and converted to their ways. The views of the Manicheans would hold sway with Augustine for sometime but would eventually
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Before the rise of Christianity‚ Stoicism advocated brotherhood of humanity and the natural equality amongst all human beings. In the Bible’s “The Gospel to Mark”‚ Jesus is represented as a man of good integrity‚ and truly lived a life by loving thy neighbor. In Mark‚ a story of a blind
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