Epictetus:
Length: 311 words (1.1 pages)
Rating: Red (FREE)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Epictetus describes freedom in terms of your desires. He states that when you encounter pleasure, you should not be overcome by it. He also says you should think of how you feel when the pleasure is over. He says after the pleasure you might regret it, and then how would you feel? Epictetus describes freedom, by saying freedom is not being under the power of another person. Freedom also means you own your passions and desires. In other words, if you are free, you will never set yourself up to be hurt by another human being. So, in the example, if you never feel pleasure, or never give into your desires you are not only free, but you will never get hurt. In my opinion, every human being is going to give into pleasure for the simple fact that humans enjoy pleasure, and are not strong enough to never give in to our desires. Humans would drift through life basically lifeless. Pleasure and desires are what we live for. If we were to go through life never feeling pleasure, what kind of world would this be? Epictetus might respond to this a very simple way. He might say this world would be a wonderful place, because no humans would ever have their feelings hurt. If you never have your feelings hurt, you can not treasure the good feelings. So, again, people would drift through life as zombies, never knowing what giving in to their desires feels like. Many people would go crazy. After all, is it not better to have loved and get hurt, than to have never loved at all? If humans never love, than they are not giving in to their desires either. Epictetus is basically asking something that is impossible. Humans must give in to their desires, and feel pleasure in order to go on in this world.
Search for: [problems associated] [abnormal psychology] [rich man] [trojan war]
|
Important Note: If you'd like to save a copy of the
paper on your computer, you can COPY and PASTE it into your word
processor. Please, follow these steps to do that in Windows:
1. Select the text of the paper with the mouse and press Ctrl+C. Azete.com (the "Web Site") is produced by the "Company". The contents of this Web Site, such as text, graphics, images, audio, video and all other material ("Material"), are protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. The Company makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Material or about the results to be obtained from using the Material. You expressly agree that any use of the Material is entirely at your own risk. Most of the Material on the Web Site is provided and maintained by third parties. This third party Material may not be screened by the Company prior to its inclusion on the Web Site. You expressly agree that the Company is not liable or responsible for any defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other subscribers or third parties. The Materials are provided on an as-is basis without warranty express or implied. The Company and its suppliers and affiliates disclaim all warranties, including the warranty of non-infringement of proprietary or third party rights, and the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. The Company and its suppliers make no warranties as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the material, services, text, graphics and links. For a complete statement of the Terms of Service, please see our website. By obtaining these materials you agree to abide by the terms herein, by our Terms of Service as posted on the website and any and all alterations, revisions and amendments thereto. |
here is much not known about this man but the few pieces of information written about him. He is believed to lived between 1100 through 800 B.C. seeing how The Iliad revolves around the Trojan War. Many historians believe him to be the first of man to write literature of the western world. The ...tain events to happen. It is a mix of students from all of the grades, belonging to different activities, and all contributing their own unique ideas to make student council possible. The majority of the students who are involved in student council are organized, responsible, and show good leaders...ushchev rose to power as an active supporter of Stalin. In helping organise the dismantling of factories to the east and by playing a part in the Soviet victory at the battle of Stalingrad, Stalin made Khrushchev Prime Minister of the Ukraine in 1944 and eventually promoted him to reduce the growing...oking for a possible career choice that had some form of technical drawing involved into it then they wouldn't have to look very hard. Just about every engineering job, any drafting job, and many technicians' jobs require some knowledge or use of technical drafting. A metallurgical engineer as with ...