Discussion Questions

  1. How possible do you think it would be to infuse stoicism into the criminal justice system?How might the system improve? How might it worsen?
  2. How possible is it to develop good moral character from a psychological egoism perspective?
  3. Consider Case Study 12.1 (page 297). How might you address this situation if you are a stoic? From a hedonistic perspective? From an egoism standpoint?
  4. What impact does the belief in predestination have on the stoic perspective? How might the perspective change if such a belief was not in place?