Epictetus

The selection is entitled A Season of Divorce written by John Cheever. The short story had a dramatic storyline which includes a love triangle. According to Amber Pauleen, a writer and copyeditor, the author was inspired to write this story when his wife refused to dance with him and drove him to jealousy. Likewise, he loves and understands domesticity but he often criticizes his wife when she works out of the house. The purpose of this paper is to identify the persona, the character that caught…

Paul obtained inspiration from Jesus’ teachings as he wrote to the church of Corinth, but as early Christianity was beginning, the Greek philosophy of Stoicism was popular and thriving. In The Manual of Epictetus, Arrian described the beliefs of Stoicism. The beliefs of the Stoics that are similar to the philosophy of St. Paul are of behavior and actions and living a virtuous life. The Stoics desired to live without worry and inordinate attachments, letting…

A little over two decades after his fall to the Dark Side, Anakin (as Darth Vader) eventually returns to the Light Side of the Force. I argue that his acceptance of Stoic values near the conclusion of Return of the Jedi allows him to redeem himself. Throughout the prequel trilogies, Anakin does show some hints of Stoic values, even though he consistently fails to uphold them and refuses to follow the Jedi Code. After he executes Count Dooku, he comments to Palpatine that he should not have…

Ancient Greece Reading Challenge: 5.2 Required Reading: Ancient Greece: 1. Explain the importance and development of the Greek city-state and the difference between a citizen and a non-citizen: A city-state have city or town that is surrounded by villages and farmland. The city-states in Greek were very independent and they often quarreled. The citizens were strongly patriotic. Many of them participated in public affairs. Only citizens could own land and participated in the government.…

John of Antioch. The Formula of Union is an important step in the Chalcedonian Decree. Cyril continued to announced that he holds fast to his teaching of Athanasius and of the fathers of Nicaea and sends John a correct copy of Athanasius’ Letter to Epictetus since corrupt versions were circulating (Hardy pg358). In 433, an agreement between Antioch and Alexandria was reached. The division increased between the two parties increased. Cyril represented the majority of the Eastern Church. He…

Buddhism and Stoicism: Comparing and Contrasting Philosopher Epictetus, the creator of Stoicism, and Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the creator of Buddhism, share similar beliefs and morals despite having different views on what makes our planet work. Stoicism revolves around the belief of treating things that our in our lives as if they were borrowed. Buddhism also shares the same belief, but in a different context. According to Buddhism, the desires that we have in life are the cause of our…

In his book, Dead Ringers, Shehzad Nadeem explores the impacts that outsourcing has on sending countries as well as the Indian workers it employs. Through personal interviews and the presentation of his own ideas, Nadeem presents the many perspectives, both positive and negative, through which different people view the outsourcing industry. He focuses primarily on the perspective that outsourcing has Westernized the Indian people as the outsourcing industry in India “frequently requires…

The Bible is arguably the most influential book of all time. It has been attributed with impacting the lives of untold millions of people and has been claimed as the impetus behind many of the Western World’s upheavals. Martin Luther’s thesis was founded on the book; pilgrims set sail to find a place where they could follow their own interpretations of it. Missionaries travel the world bringing its words, along with the culture of those missionaries to the most remote corners of civilization,…

Just imagine waiting at an office for an appointment and having nothing to do. You decide to pick up and read a magazine while you patiently wait. To your amazement, the magazine begins declaring very shocking allegations such as, ‘God hates fags!’, ‘Muslims are terrorists’, ‘Women belong in the kitchen’, and so much more. Would this language offend you? In addition, how would you feel? A similar scenario was presented when a group of Muslim petitioners commenced protesting the Canadian magazine…

well-known as the author of the Book “The Campaigns of Alexander”. Arrian was highly educated as a Greek citizen who born in a wealthy family. He has been famous since the Roman Period (27 BC –) as a philosopher who developed and extended his master Epictetus’ philosophy; a good governor of Roman cities Andalusia and Cappadocia during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (AD 117-38); a remarkable historian who accomplished many influential historian works such as The Campaigns of Alexander.…