Epictetus/Lucretius
This philosopher claims that to live a better life you must focus only on what is within your control
Epictetus
What does the Sun represent in the Allegory of the Cave?
The Truth
Robert Santee describes how this can be reduced through two methods described in the Zhuangzhi.
Stress
According to the Zuangzi a mark of personal growth is considered?
A skill
What is the sage like?
Water
As described in the Encheiridion, two examples of things that are not within one’s control are this and this
Body, property, reputation, political office, or others’ actions
Socrates uses what to map out the several stages of understanding?
The divided line
Robert Santee claims that the two methods to the Experiential Approach are “fasting the heart/mind” and “sitting in this”, also mentioned in the Zhuangzhi.
forgetfulness
Skills and Mastery emphasize three elements to mastering skills, what are they?
Fluency, Adaptation, Fine tuning
What does Dao say to flow like?
Water
When considering living life as if being at a banquet, this attitude should be held towards events that have not yet come to pass (or dishes that have not yet made their way to you)
Patience
There are four levels of understanding within the divided line, the last being?
Intelligence and knowledge
Robert Santee claims that the Cognitive Approach of the Zhuangzhi entails changing one's way of thinking to embrace this
change
There are two types of emotions that influence our skills
Supportive and Disruptive
What is Dao compared to?
Water
What are the three components Lucrecitus says a human being is made up of?
Mind, Body, and soul
What does Socrates compare himself to
Gadfly
According to the Zuangzi a mark of personal growth is considered?
A skill
What is the state of being we enter when our skills are perfectly performed?
The flow
What nourishes all life?
Water
What should not be abused in the eyes of Lucretius?
Sexual desire
What are the three roles of the Socratic Method?
Inquisitor, Elenchus, and Interlocutor
How many stories from the Zhuangzi are written about in skill and mastery?
9 (nine)
When learning a skill, are emotions disruptive, supportive, or can they be both?
Both
Kun the fish lives here
Water