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In one test sheet, you have to handwrite the following:
1. A short list of ten (10) concepts you consider are important to Classical and Hellenistic Philosophy and try to define them briefly. You can help yourself by looking out specific definitions by authors seen in class.
2. We have seven (7) different philosophical problems. Identify which school of Hellenistic Philosophy could resolve it and answer how they will resolve it (one problem could be solved by two or more schools):
1. Is pleasure the only principle of happiness?
2. What is autarky and why is it important for happiness?
3. What are the differences between radical skepticism and practical skepticism?
4. Is the human body made for pleasure or for pain? Explain.
5. What is the difference between Epicureanism and hedonism?
6. Is it necessary to train the mind to be happy? Explain.
7. What is jouissance?
3. Write down a comparative chart between Aristotle and Plato, indicating their similarities and differences between their metaphysical and epistemological ideas.