2014-2-PHI110-03

__NOTITLE__ Studying 2014/2 PHI110: Philosophy, Morality and Society. Week 3. Undertaken Study Period 2, 2014. Content is quoted and/or summarised from the university website in fair dealing for purpose of research or study. See also: StudyWISE and AIMS.

Week's topic

Stoicism was the other major school of ethics in the Hellenistic period. It was founded by Zeno of Citium (331-261 BCE). The term ‘Stoic’ comes from the word “Stoa” (painted collonade) where Zeno used to teach. Zeno’s teachings were then elaborated and modified by his pupils Cleanthes and Chrysippius. Stoicism was then taken up in the Roman world, popularised by Cicero, and made famous by the personal diaries (the Meditations) of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD). Other important Stoics included Epictetus and Seneca (senator and advisor to Nero).

Links

Herewith a list of further reading:

Lectures

• Lecture 5
• Lecture 6

Notes

• Week 3: Lecture 5 (original)
• Week 3: Lecture 6 (original)

Questions

• Reading questions for week 3 (original)

Readings

Readings downloaded from e-Reserve.

• de Botton, Alain. "Consolation for frustration" in Consolations of Philosophy , de Botton, Alain , 2000 , 80-90 (original)
• Cicero. "On goals - extracts" in Hellenistic Philosophy: Introductory Readings , Inwood, Brad; Gerson, L. P. , 1988 , 146-153 Cicero. "On goals - extracts" in Hellenistic Philosophy: Introductory Readings , Inwood, Brad; Gerson, L. P. , 1988 , 146-153 (original)
• Epictetus; Carter, Elizabeth. "Extracts" in Moral Discourses: Enchiridion and Fragments / Epictetus , Epictetus; Carter, Elizabeth , 1957 , 21-23;29-31;48-49 (original)
• Sharples, R.W. "How can I be happy?" in Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics: An Introduction to Hellenistic Philosophy , Sharples, R.W , 1996 , 82-115 (original)

Answers

TODO: answer the reading questions.

Activities

TODO: link to any weekly activities.

Work

TODO

Things to do, most important on top:

• Listen to the Lectures
• Read the Lecture notes
• Read the Questions
• Read the Readings
• Answer the Questions
• Do the Activities

Done

Things that are done, most recent on top:

Vocabulary

Herewith a list of new and/or interesting words and selected definitions: