L2
讲座
1. What is the lecture mainly about?
The political movements that influenced philosophy in ancient Greece
Reasons that ancient Greek philosophers were interested in ataraxia
A school of philosophy that was popular in ancient Greece
The influence of Skepticism on Epicureanism
2. What point does the professor make when he mentions The Garden?
Epicurus was more private than other philosophers of his day.
Epicurus attracted more followers than other philosophers did.
Epicureanism emphasized the importance of nature.
Epicureans did not believe it was possible to attain ataraxia.
3. Why does the professor mention water and barley bread?
To emphasize that Epicurus and his followers did not have much money
To imply that the ancient Greek diet was relatively limited
To compare Epicureanism with other schools of philosophy
To illustrate a change in the meaning of the term “epicurean”
4. According to the professor, what did Epicurus believe about the desire to run for public office?
It is necessary in order to prepare for a life in politics.
It is not an ideal way to spread new philosophies.
It is acceptable only when political systems are not working well.
It is unnecessary and makes it difficult to obtain peace of mind.
5. Why does the professor mention Thomas Jefferson?
To show that people found the Epicurean philosophy easy to follow in ancient times
To demonstrate that modern philosophy has been informed by politics
To give an example of a person who lived a public life but considered himself an Epicurean
To explain why many nineteenth-century politicians disagreed with Epicureanism
6. What opinion does the professor express about Skepticism?
Skepticism would be difficult to follow.
Skepticism should be the subject of more research.
Skepticism is often misunderstood by modern scholars.
Skepticism is more logical than Epicureanism.
