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Study philosophy: ancient, medieval, modern
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Module 6
Hellenistic Philosophy: Epicureans, Stoics, and Skeptics
1
Epicurean Atomism and Ethics
Explain Epicurean atomism and its ethical implications.
Explain Epicurean atomism and its ethical implications.
2
Epicurus on Death: "Nothing to Us"
Analyze the Epicurean argument that death is nothing to us from Epicurus' 'Letter to Menoeceus'.
Analyze the Epicurean argument that death is nothing to us from Epicurus' 'Letter to Menoeceus'.
3
The Dichotomy of Control
Distinguish between what is 'up to us' and what is not in Stoic ethics.
Distinguish between what is 'up to us' and what is not in Stoic ethics.
4
Epictetus on Living in Accord with Nature
Reconstruct the Stoic account of living according to nature using texts from Epictetus' 'Discourses'.
Reconstruct the Stoic account of living according to nature using texts from Epictetus' 'Discourses'.
5
Pyrrhonian Skepticism: Equipollence and Suspension of Judgment
Analyze the Pyrrhonian skeptic's method of equipollence and suspension of judgment from Sextus Empiricus' 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism'.
Analyze the Pyrrhonian skeptic's method of equipollence and suspension of judgment from Sextus Empiricus' 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism'.
6
Ancient Paths to Tranquility: Stoics, Epicureans, and Skeptics
Compare Stoic, Epicurean, and Skeptic accounts of achieving tranquility (ataraxia).
Compare Stoic, Epicurean, and Skeptic accounts of achieving tranquility (ataraxia).
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