希腊哲学英语pptthegreeksandtheirphilosophyx2.pptxVIP

An Introduction toWestern CultureLesson 5:The Greeks and their PhilosophyJI have some bad news...Youre all going to die someday...So what should you do with your life?Philosophies about LifeStoicismEpicureanismCynicismScepticismLive for Duty?StoicsThe most important thing in life is to be good.You should do your duty without complaining.You should control and hide your emotions.You can not control the world or your fate, but if your behaviour is correct you will be happySick but happyPoor but happyDying but happyYou can tell whether a person is good or not by how they behave, not what they say.Live for Pleasure?EpicureansThe most important thing in life is happiness.You should avoid pain and discomfort.You should eat well, have a nice house and have good friends.You shouldnt do anything too much.You shouldnt do bad things because your shame would make you unhappy.“Pleasure is the beginning and end of the good life”Live a Simple Life?DiogenesJohn William Waterhouse - 1882CynicsFounded by DiogenesDiogenes decided to live like a dogHe lived in a barrel.He didnt wash.He begged for food.He decided that the best way to be happy was not to want anything.Nobody knows?ScepticsThey argued that nothing can be known for certain.No one philosophy is better than any other philosophy.They had no ideas, but would show how anyone elses ideas were wrong.The common people live their lives happily without worrying about philosophy.You should not try to understand life.“I cant say honey is sweet. Only that honey appears to be sweet.”Live for God?ChristianityThe purpose of life is to do what God wants.Follow the rules in the bible and you will be rewarded by going to heaven.For over a thousand years this was the main philosophy in Europe.Jewish and ChristianGreek and RomanTodays LessonWeve already looked at the some simple philosophical ideas of Ancient Greece.Next were going to look at some of the achievements of the Ancient Greek civilization.Finally were going to talk about three of t