Exam 7: The Stoic: Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius

Who held that philosophy was "vain" if it did not heal suffering?

Do you think that Epicurean hedonism would be a naturalist philosophy, or one that could accommodate supernatural elements? Explain your answer.

Stoics counsel self-control.

Diogenes was a Cynic.

Who lived on the beach?

Epicurus called his school the Academy.

Diogenes lived extravagantly.

The word "Cynic" comes from the Greek for "dog."

Who was Epaphroditus?

Who was Flavius Arrianus?

Epicurus was considered a dangerous rebel in his own time, as he was tolerant.

Aristippus thought we should observe people's actual behavior.

Hedonism holds that pleasure is good.

Diogenes lived in a barrel.

Aristippus held that sensory pleasures were less valuable than mental ones.

What is Cyrenaic hedonism? How does it differ from Epicurean hedonism? Which do you think is the more persuasive approach to hedonism and why?

Who held that everything that happens is normal and expected?

Which philosophy did Seneca endorse?

Who described the cynic as a "scout"?

A Cynic lives an austere life.