1) What inspired the title of Hobbes' famous book, Leviathan?
2) Why was Boethius arrested and later executed?
3) Who taught Plato, and whom did he teach?
4) What was Epicurus's most famous quote?
5) What was Cicero's greatest concern, and which philosophy did his stance on it reflect?
Answers:
1) Leviathan was a sea monster mentioned and described in the Bible.
2) Boethius was accused of conspiring against the king.
3) Socrates taught Plato, who then taught Aristotle.
4) "I was not; I have been; I am not; I do not mind."
5) Cicero was most concerned with the process of aging, and his insistence that we do not fret this inevitable process reflects the core ideals of Stoicism
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