Lesson 4 - Stoicism Flashcards
1
Q
What was the Stoics big idea?
A
Everything is determined by fate, so learn to go with the flow
2
Q
Who was Stoicism founded by?
A
Zeno of Cyprus (334 - 262 BC)
3
Q
What is the Stoics’ metaphysics?
A
Pantheism physicalism: All is God and all is material
4
Q
How did they view God?
A
God is rational and material (impersonal fatalism)
5
Q
What is the Stoics’ epistemology?
A
Empiricism: all thoughts derive from sensory impressions by objects
6
Q
What is the Stoics’ ethics?
A
Dignified resignation to fate - yet without being passive
- We must align ourselves with natural law
- We must learn to play the role that fate has assigned to us
- Freedom is the absence of emotional disturbance
