Exam 7: The Stoic: Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius

Epicurus thought that if something was desired then it was desirable.

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

Diogenes asked Alexander the Great to get out of his light.

Who wrote that we are all chained to fate?

What, according to Epictetus, is the lecture room of the philosopher?

The word Cynic comes from the Greek for dog .

Whose iron lamp was stolen?

An Epicurean always had exotic tastes.

To whom did Marcus Aurelius address his Meditations ?

Epicurus called his school the Academy.

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

Who founded the school called The Silver Dog?

Epicurus was an Athenian citizen.

Which philosophy did Seneca endorse?

Antisthenes attended some lectures of Gorgias the Sophist.

Stoicism is a refutation of hedonism.

Who held that everything that happens is normal and expected?

What is evil, according to hedonism?

Do you believe that Stoics are simply resigned to their fates, and are too passive? How might a Stoic respond to this charge? Do you think that Stoicism is an attractive way of life?

Who wrote that a person does not belong to himself?