PPT-Heraclitus and Stoicism

Tony Doria and Billy Cosman Heraclitus PreSocratic Greek Philosopher Born in the Greek city of Ephesus Ionia Asia Minor 535 BCE 475 BCE Where Did Stoics Find Influence As a young man Zeno of Citium is said to have consulted an oracle about what he should do to live best the gold told him to be in close contact with the dead and Zeno understood this discouraging advice to mean read the works of the ancients DL VII2. One Paradigm. Naturalistic Philosophy (Pre-Socratics). Humanistic Period (From Socrates to death of Alexander). Hellenistic (death of Aristotle to death of Augustine). Hellenic vs. Hellenistic. Hellenic – Greek thinkers. From newEpicurean.com: chart with ancient citations at. https://. docs.google.com/document/d/1z4w8x_H8miK2FuVaOo_Due82cOWOnZFrtnPSC0vlOi4/edit. . In General. Epicureanism. The soul is a part of your body that disappears after your death with no afterlife.. Epictitus. Nathan Hieb. Gabe . Pilla. Jon Williams. Buddhism. Based on teaching of . S. iddhartha Gautama. Began sometime in the 5. th. century BCE. Many Buddhists show their devotion by chanting, bowing, and pilgrimage. GEOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE. Ionian . to. . the. . west. of . the. Aegean Sea in . the. . west. , Lydia, . and. . to. . the. . south. of Caria is . surrounded. . by. . states. . with. Beginning is together with end.. Immortals are mortals, mortals immortal; living their death, dying their life.. A road: uphill, downhill, one and the same.. Heraclitus, I believe, says that all things pass and nothing stays, and comparing existing things to the flow of a river, he says you could not step twice into the same river. . An Ancient Greco/Roman School of Philosophical Thought. . Origins of Stoicism. The origins of western philosophy are rooted in the ancient Aegean world. These Greeks and the Romans (who would follow), started various philosophical schools, all purporting to direct their students into “the good life.. An Introduction to Epictetus’s Stoicism. Some Facts about Stoicism. Began Roughly 300 BC. Lasted about 500 years. Heavily influenced Spinoza. Descartes was a major influence on Spinoza. Stoic philosophers include:. Hun- late 300s. One of the most successful barbarian rulers of the . Hun . Empire. . Attacked lands from the Black . Sea . to the Mediterranean. Spread fear throughout Roman Empire . Alexander the Great. Markus Aurelius. His full name was . Caesar Marcus Aurelius . Antoninus. . Augustus. Born April 26. th. 121 CE. Died March 17. th. 180 CE. Born to prominent families. His uncle was an emperor of Rome. 515-445. Parmenides. material monism. ca. 420 BCE. Demokritos. corpuscular-atomic theory. 384-322 BCE. Aristotle. astronomy, logic, physics, meteorology, biology, psychology.... 341-270 BCE. Epicurus. Trompe l’oeil – “trick of the eye” or “fool the eye,” a two-dimensional artwork designed to make the viewer believe it is in three dimensions. Sarcophagi – Stone coffins used in Roman sculpture. Homer. * Foundation of Greek cultural identity. * Basis for Greek education. * Reflected by nearly all Greek philosophy, literature and art.. * Well into Roman Empire, Homer held a cultural position in the Mediterranean only comparable to the Bible.. 515-445. Parmenides. material monism. ca. 420 BCE. Demokritos. corpuscular-atomic theory. 384-322 BCE. Aristotle. astronomy, logic, physics, meteorology, biology, psychology.... 341-270 BCE. Epicurus. Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. DARK. AGE. 1100-800. BCE. economic collapse. ARCHAIC PERIOD. 800-480 BCE. trade and economic renewal. literacy. rise of . polis. Presocratic. speculation. CLASSICAL PERIOD.