ARTSSCI 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Stoa Poikile, Apatheia, Eudaimonia
24 Jan 2017
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School of philosophy: but not an actual, physical school, but by the (cid:498)stoa poikile(cid:499) (cid:523)painted porch(cid:524) of the athenian agora. Founded by the greek philosopher zeno of citium. Zeno of citium: by using our individual reason, we can interact with the (cid:498)universal reason(cid:499, the world has a momentum of its own, cultivate a balanced soul to counteract the vices of negative emotions. Epictetus: born a slave, born in rome, moved to greece, challenged his students, as well as philosophers, to engage in practice more, rather than be lost in abstract theory and ideas. Born to an up and coming family, but later adopted to the emperor before becoming the emperor of rome himself: model of the (cid:498)philosopher king(cid:499) The meditations: aurelius did most of his writing in personal journal without the intention of ever being published. Wisdom, virtue, and leadership: (cid:498)tuning out(cid:499) dangerous now, more than ever, (cid:498)turn on, tune )n, drop out(cid:499)
