ANT215H5 Midterm: Lectures 5-9 Notes
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In the apology socrates makes it clear he doesn"t think of philosophy as just theoretical doctrine, it"s much more about a practice a way of living and examining others, engaging with others. Ethical practice is thus a self- (re)forming activity. The kind of being to which one aspires. All mankind"s woes derive from the fact that he seeks to acquire or to keep possessions that he may either lose or fail to obtain, and from the fact that he tries to avoid misfortunes which are often inevitable. That one is "philosophizing" a new philosophy: he teaches hunger, and finds disciples. " Repeating that which is beyond my control is nothing to me : ex. Seneca, epictetus and marcus aurelius: stoicism as a way of life (and philosophy, stoicism as a philosophy and a way of life is based upon one fundamental principle.
