Stoicism

the Stoic philosophy plays almost no role in Montaigne’s sceptical deliberations in the Apology and by the time we read On Experience, there are no direct references to Plutarch in the body of the essay. It falls to a rate of only 4%. Elements of Stoicism would remain with Montaigne but never dominate his sceptical or later-life explorations. This leaves Plato and Socrates – both of these philosophers dominate the early essays and the late essays and form a key part of the discussion with the…

The text contains two information: one is Zeno’s idea, and the other is the difference between Zeno and Platonists and Peripatetics. Firstly, Zeno is Stoic and he is the founder of stoicism. As the text explained, the Stoics think that it was totally impossible that something incorporeal should be the agent of anything, and that only a body was capable of acting or of being acted upon. According to their theory, the ideas are the concepts of the human mind. Since concepts are not substantial,…

Consequently, the representation of male characters as ‘detached’ reinforces “the assumption that concern for others is a feminine trait” (Nodelman as cited in Jacobs, 2004, 18) A second key assumption is the distinction between emotionality and stoicism. A key example of this is that female characters, throughout the narrative, are consistently depicted as having a better understanding of emotional needs whilst male characters are shown has having a better understanding of logic and reasoning…

them as they are. He is not brave or daring and does nothing more than resemble a cow standing in the rain. There is a quote by Colin Wilson, that explains this the best. “The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.” This quote tells how men easily accept everything how it is and won’t do anything to change it because they are too dumb and lazy. I agree with the thoughts of Colin Wilson, he says how we want to be what society…

As everybody develop a unique identity and personality with different moral values and modals, like people belong to different cultural tendencies, People have different sexual preferences. While some people think that because of the plenty of freedoms that people enjoy, percentage of Homosexual population have been increasing. Other people think that homosexuality has been out there for Thousands of years and that the LGBT (stands for Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights and freedoms…

Representations of hegemonic masculinity can be seen most prevalently in the media, as it is often emphasised and privileged over other forms of masculinity. Through combining studies of hegemonic masculinity and the representation of masculinity in films, advertising and magazines I will present a discussion on how the media usually conforms to and thus uphold the hegemonic view of masculinity, but also how it can challenge it. The majority of studies tend to focus on the United States or…

Within different cultures across the world, poetry, song, stories and films that people use to express themselves can always help us understand the social and cultural context. In Lila Abu-Lughod’s book Veiled Sentiments, the author studies the poetry of the tribes of Bedouin in northern Egypt known as the Awlad Ali from October 1978 to May 1980. The author recognizes two contradictory discourses: “an ideology of honor in ordinary conversation and everyday behavior” on the one hand and “oral…

History has dubbed Alexander III of Macedonia, or more commonly known as Alexander the Great, the most successful military genius and commander in ancient history and a legend in his own time. The son of King Phillip II of Macedonia and Epirus princess Olympias, Alexander is forever remembered as the legendary hero who was responsible for campaigning and successfully conquering most of the known world, never once losing a battle, before his death in Babylon from a mysterious illness at the young…

As important as a strong economy, religion also shapes complex societies. The inhabitants of this ancient city show influence from complex societies because complex societies often have religious practices. Religion is often used as a way to explain the unexplainable, an escape, a way to live an ethical life, and etc. From examining the Temple of Aphrodite, the Basilica church, and the Bishop’s Palace, it can be concluded that there are several forms of religion existing in the ancient city:…

Ryan Beale Professor Jennifer Strickland PHIL 1301 4 October 2017 Logic or Magic: What do you Believe? Throughout history, there have been many philosophical ways of life that were meant to enlighten their followers. From the Sophists, to Socrates, to Plato and his teachings, and to Aristotle’s teachings, philosophy advanced rapidly around the 6th century BCE. However, I will focus on the Epicurean and Stoic way of life. Although both ways of life have positives and negatives, though thorough…