Epictetus

indication of a good example of what it looks like to have a good attitude towards God. On the other hand in the “Handbook of Epictetus” there are stated facts of how a person could survive in life almost in any situation while understanding that everything given we have in this lifetime have a tie expiration. Some similarities between the “Book of Job” and “Handbook of Epictetus” is accepting the things that one does not have control of, but at…

achieve it. For instance, one may think they are happy according to one’s opinion on what happiness is, but according to another’s definition on what happiness is, they are in fact not happy. Epictetus and Aristotle for instance have different views on what happiness is and how one can become happy. Epictetus has the truer view on what happiness is because he gives everyone a chance to be happy as opposed to Aristotle, who believes that most people will not reach a true state of happiness.…

The view of happiness as well as the role that pleasures and desires play in achieving happiness can be seen throughout Western philosophy. Detailing a hypothetical dinner conversation between Aristotle, Epicurus, Hobbes, and Epictetus, will such an understanding be described. In such an account, I will be detailing: what issue/s each guest would raise; what thesis would each defend, and how each would respond to the other; as well as who is most likely to disagree with whom and on which points,…

to attain pleasure and happiness. Epictetus believed that a wise men should practice knowledge and incorporate it into one’s judgment. This is observed when he said, “Exercise, therefore, what is in your control” (Marino, 2010, p. 92). Similarly, Mill noted that through education, happiness can be attained for oneself and even for society. The philosophers, however, differ in what constitute happiness and the attainment of happiness. Happiness to Epictetus is freedom, and his form of…

When it comes to the suffering of not getting what one’s desire is, Epictetus would tell us that we exert control over our own desires and should demand that things happen as they occur rather than how we wish them to occur. Regardless of the amount of effort you exert in the hopes of being happy or rich in this life it is impossible to achieve, unless your actions in past lives have generated that possibility. This suffering is more of an existential suffering- the dissatisfaction, isolation,…

The selected readings cover the topics of self-awareness and the power of choice, the importance of developing self-awareness, ancient wisdom regarding personal mindfulness, Stoicism, the ideology and model of Epictetus and the thought provoking bumper sticker, “No Excuses Just Choices.” The designated material emphasizes the significance of looking deeply at the way you think, behave, respond, and feel. As individuals become more aware of how they contemplate and operate on a cognitive level…

In this analysis, we will be looking at two main words, immanence and diaspora. Both words, which comes from Barber’s book refer to more than just its flat definition we often find in dictionaries, which is why we will be looking more into the theological and philosophical meaning behind them. Here we will be relating both the word to namelessness and signification, followed by connecting each of the words to the theological discourses that were described in barber’s book, which come from other…

PROCESS OF THERAPY Beels identifies three stages of narrative therapy. First, through listening to the story of the problem, it is recast as an affliction of the client. To do this, the therapist and client concentrate on the effects rather than the causes of the problem. These efforts help in the process of externalizing the problem. Next, alternatives to the problem are explored, and an alternate story is created through focusing on unique outcomes or times when the problem was not manifest.…

different environments and different kinds of people, but according to Epictetus that does not play a factor in happiness. One of the main ways that we can in fact achieve happiness for ourselves is by coming to a realization about what is in our power verses what is not in our power. “In our power are opinion, movement toward a thing, desire, aversion (turning from a thing); and in a word, whatever are our own acts.” (Epictetus 1). The reason that our own opinions are in our power is because…

or at least be fairly aware of, what the meaning of life is and why attaining knowledge is imperative. Three that come to mind are Rene Descartes, Epictetus, and Plato; these three philosophers have lived through different time periods and differ greatly in theories. Descartes had no true theory but used skepticism to establish his philosophy, Epictetus was a Stoic, and Plato was a Platonist. One, Descartes, lived questioning anything and everything to only be sure of two existences near the…