Study Guide-Exam 3
I. You should be able to identify and provide brief answers about the following.
 
Cynics  Stoics  Epicureans
Causal theory of perception Epicurean theory of soul Epicurean purpose in studying science
Epicurus on gods Epicurus on death Epicurus on pleasure
Epicurus on prudence Epictetus on the rational faculty Epictetus on moral progress
Stoic tranquility Epictetus on the good Skepticism 
As defined by Sextus Empiricus Purpose of skepticism Sextus on dogmatism
tropes (modes) of skepticism  Neoplatonism  Justin on Christ and Socrates
Justin on death Tertullian on Faith and Philosophy Plotinus on Beauty and Soul
Plotinus on the ugly soul Plotinus on self-perfection Plotinus on evil
 

II. You will be asked to write an essay of 300-400 words on one of the following.

  1. How do the various Hellenistic schools appropriate the philosophy of Socrates?
  2. Compare the Epicurean view of death with the monotheistic views of death. Which is philosophically more compelling?
  3. How do the Hellenistic philosophers utilize the distinction between physis (nature) and nomos (custom) in developing their philosophies? Use at least three examples.
  4. Evaluate the Neoplatonic doctrine of the soul. What are its positive and negative aspects, and why?
  5. What is the Neoplatonic account of evil? Is it satisfactory? Why or why not?

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  6. What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem?