PHIL 1301 Epictetus questions
and answers 2025(passed)
In #2, what makes us "unfortunate"? - answer failing to get what we
want
From 3, why should we not be sad at death? - answer because
people are the kinds of things which die
Who, in 5, does the educated man blame when he does badly? -
answer no one
How, in 10, do we avoid being carried away by appearances? -
answer by looking at our capacity to deal with them
What, in 12, is the price of tranquility? - answer not caring about
physical and practical things
In 14, how do we avoid being slaves? - answer by not wanting things
which are not up to us
When, in 13, should we be suspicious of ourselves? - answer when
we take ourselves too seriously
What, in 16, gets us down? - answer the judgments that we make
about things
Why, in 19, will being a general or magistrate make us unfree? -
answer because these are not up to us
and answers 2025(passed)
In #2, what makes us "unfortunate"? - answer failing to get what we
want
From 3, why should we not be sad at death? - answer because
people are the kinds of things which die
Who, in 5, does the educated man blame when he does badly? -
answer no one
How, in 10, do we avoid being carried away by appearances? -
answer by looking at our capacity to deal with them
What, in 12, is the price of tranquility? - answer not caring about
physical and practical things
In 14, how do we avoid being slaves? - answer by not wanting things
which are not up to us
When, in 13, should we be suspicious of ourselves? - answer when
we take ourselves too seriously
What, in 16, gets us down? - answer the judgments that we make
about things
Why, in 19, will being a general or magistrate make us unfree? -
answer because these are not up to us
