Round 8: Tossup 3

The idea that people should study philosophy no matter the age opens a work by this man which argues that “death is nothing to us.” The idea (15[1])that what is terrible is easy to endure is the last of this thinker’s fourfold cure. The author of Against Empedocles, Hermarchus, was the pupil and (15[1])successor of this thinker. This author of the Letter to Menoeceus (“meh-NEE-see-us”) taught that the central goal of life is the freedom of fear in order to reach (*) ataraxia. (10[1])This philosopher unusually admitted (10[1])women and slaves to his namesake school based on communal (10[1])friendship known as “the Garden.” For 10 points, (10[1])name this Greek philosopher who taught that the highest good in life is pleasure. ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

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