Did Epictetus believe in an afterlife? He talks a lot about becoming a friend of God, and even becoming a God like Diogenes by rejecting even what is offered to you.

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Anonymous Mon Nov 18 17:01:46 2019 No.14192796 [Reply] [Original]

Did Epictetus believe in an afterlife? He talks a lot about becoming a friend of God, and even becoming a God like Diogenes by rejecting even what is offered to you.

>>	Anonymous Mon Nov 18 17:06:43 2019 No.14192823 >>14192796 Yes. But he didn't care too much about it.

Anonymous Mon Nov 18 17:13:03 2019 No.14192848

An afterlife somewhat defeats the purpose of stoicism. The fact that life will inevitably end is why Stoic values seem particularly appealing. I can't personally speak on Epictetus and his view of the afterlife, but we can likely assume he held the same belief of which is a core tenet of his school of thought. Take Marcus Aurelius's 17th meditation in Meditations: IV: "Don't live as though you were going to live a myriad years. Fate is hanging over your head; While you have life, while you may, become good.

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