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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self-possession‚ the achievement of worldly glory."(Rebhorn‚ 89) Stoicism‚ a philosophy followed by many Romans‚ states that "death by one ’s own hand is always an option and frequently more honorable than a life of protracted misery."(Sacharoff‚ 116) Stoics believe that "[suicide] springs from a feeble rather than a strong mind." (Sacharoff‚ 119) Being of week and conflicted mind‚ Brutus was right in taking his life‚ according to Stoicism. The will of Brutus‚ his virtue‚ and disillusionment were the
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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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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‚ aversionsin short
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Brutus make force them to live through terrible experiences and do things against their beliefs‚ which they later regret. By the end of the narratives‚ both have become inured to suffering. This leads the two characters to follow the philosophy of stoicism‚ and show very little emotion. Because of what they have seen and done‚ both Paul and Brutus have become indifferent to pleasure and pain. Despite their many similarities‚ Paul and Brutus differ greatly in their feelings toward their country. Brutus
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Critically discuss Albert Elli’s notion of ‘irrational belief’. Include in your answer a discussion of what constitute a ‘rational belief’ Dr. Albert Ellis‚ a business graduated and psychoanalyst by training‚ became disappointed of psychoanalysis after observing improvements of his clients once they change their approach of thinking about themselves‚ their difficulties and the world. His (Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy) theory is based in positive and negative emotions and the cognitive process
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breaks and needs to be completely redone. Now all her savings went to fixing her well and she cannot afford the new vehicle. Instead of being upset and grumpy over not being able to buy the car‚ Sandy just shrugs it off and deals with it. That is stoicism. Stoicism is not worrying about things that cannot be changed. Stoics are indifferent to pain and pleasure. They take the hands they are dealt and do not complain about it. As time has progress people have created theories‚ like the strain theory‚ the
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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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