Quotes/Ideas Of Antiquity Flashcards
1
Q
Who said “Happy is he who can know the causes of things, and crush under foot all fear, of unyielding fate and ravenous hell.”
A
Virgil: ancient Roman poet of Pax Romana
2
Q
What is ataraxia?
A
The state of not being troubled. It is an important feature in Epicureanism, addressing the static mental pleasure of life.
3
Q
What is hedonistic calculus?
A
An effort to calculate the total pleasure and pain from action
4
Q
According to Epicurious, what three categories do all material possessions fall into?
A
The natural and necessary, the natural but unnecessary, the unnatural and unnecessary
5
Q
What is the tetrapharmakos (four fold remedy)?
A
Don’t fear God
Don’t worry about death
What’s good is easy to get
What’s terrible is easy to endure
