Stoicism Skepticism Epicurean Philosophy consists of these philosophical areas: Metaphysics Materialism Idealism Epistemology Empiricism Rationalism Ethics Hedonism Cynicism Three Main Types Stoicism Refers to the knowledge of Aristotle "Mind is a blank state‚ impressions are made by the 5 senses." Stoics deny the metaphysical points of view. Real objects produce intense feelings. The body and soul are pairs that act and react to each other. Skepticism Examines as to what
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of reason and of our sensory faculties‚ how knowledge is acquired and what knowledge consists of. Here we find the Greek creation of philosophy as “the love of wisdom‚” and the birth of metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ and ethics. Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle were the most influential of the ancient Greek philosophers‚ and they focused their attention more on the role of the human being than on the explanation of the material world. The work of these key philosophers was succeeded by the Stoics and Epicureans
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Epicurus (341 - 270BC) Founder of the philosophical view of Hedonism (termed the ethic of the pigsty)‚ Hedonistic philosophy taught that pleasure was the highest good of man. The pursuit of pleasure was man’s chief goal. Pleasure was good and pain was evil. Epicurus rejected Aristotle’s golden mean of doing nothing to excess. He said that religion is the chief curse of the human race. He was not really saying that he did not believe in the gods‚ but he said that the gods had no interest
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Review – Unit 3 1. Chivalry - Characterized by consideration and courtesy‚ especially toward women. The noble qualities a knight was supposed to have‚ such as courage and a readiness to help the weak. 2. Epicureanism- was the philosophy founded by Epicurus at Athens near the end of the 4th Century B.C. It was a simple‚ dogmatic view of the nature of man and the universe‚ through which men might attain real and enduring pleasure‚ in the sense of peace of mind. The main objectives of Epicureanism were
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Spiritism 5.33 Swedenborgianism 5.34 Taoism 5.35 Tenrikyo 5.36 Thelema 5.37 Unification Church 5.38 Yazidi 5.39 Zoroastrianism 6 Utilitarianism Hedonistic utilitarianism: Seeks to reduce suffering and increase pleasure or happiness Epicurus (341-270 BC) Greek “We count pleasure as the
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physical pleasure and to the possession of items owned that provide a person with pleasure‚ known as “hedonism”. Greek thinker Epicurus invented the term “epicurean”. Epicurus felt happiness came from being free from pain. Greek philosopher Zeno felt that true happiness is born from how we respond to events that happen to us-“Stoicism”. Philosophers Plato and Aristotle both believed that happiness is achieved after a fulfilled life. (Janaro and Altshuler‚ 2012) Cultures around the world have their
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excellence by always doing the right thing‚ the mere meaning of virtue from both the Latin and Greek culture means “excellence”‚ to be a model citizen and is founded on the assumption that the purpose of life was to achieve happiness and fulfillment. Aristotle though‚ has the most prolific virtue ethics theory‚ he held that understanding the meaning of a virtue was necessary but not sufficient to make one virtuous and that there are many specific virtues: intellectual‚ and moral‚ whereas moral virtues
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Period 7 The True Meaning of Life What is the meaning of life? Well known Greek philosphers such as Socrates and Plato believed that our purpose in this life was to gain knowledge in preparation for the next life. Other Philosophers such as Epicurus believed that pleasure is the main goal in life. After giving these ideas lots of thought‚ I have come to my own conclusion that the true meaning of life is far more complex than either of these; far too complex for any human to fully comprehend
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Evans HUM 2210 REVIEW SHEET EXAM 1 LISTS 1. Features that identify a society as "civilized" a. Agriculture (irrigation) and breeding of animals = surplus food (goats‚ peig‚ cattle‚ sheep). Wheat‚ barley‚ rice‚ and maize.(Sci&Tech- polish stone tools. Ex: stone sickles) b. Cities: large apartment settlements= standard architecture & surplus manpower c. Writing (“gifts of the gods”)= records. Pictograph‚ ideogram‚ cuneiform. d. Institutions
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the different thoughts/ideas about happiness you can still attain it. If you want your life to be filled with happiness‚ then the first thing which you must do is to decide what happiness means to you. To Aristotle happiness is the ultimate purpose of human existence. According to Aristotle‚ happiness consists in achieving‚ through the course of a whole lifetime all the goods-health‚ wealth‚ knowledge‚ friends‚ etc...-that lead to the perfection of human nature and the enrichment of human life
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