t we can. For example in section 1, he says (GL53) Some things to us. Once we are freed from counter productive desires and emotions, Stoics believe, we can live in accord with the underlying order and reason of nature. And Epictetus and Stoics believe that such a life is characterized by equanimity and inner peace.The Stoics believed in a sort of divine providence; a natural order. Stoics were also materialists. They believed that all things in the universe was composed of atoms and that these atoms took different forms to form different things, such as people, rocks, stones etc. And these atoms get arranged because of an ultimate natural order. Their problem was to reconcile this natural order with what was peoples freedom to do things. Therefore they propounded that, we as humans must make use of our faculty of judgment. They said that if we use it properly, then we would be closest to the natural order. Unlike Aristotle, Epictetus holds that to reach great goals, one must undertake actions with all their effort and concentration and that by undertaking actions moderately no one can achieve anything (GL54). Therefore this view is different to that of Aristotle. This can be further seen in section 29 (GL62), here he also stresses upon the same idea. Epictetus, like other Stoics differed from Platos view of appearance (GL54). Appearance translates phantasia, which some translators believe implies impression or presentation. An appearance means, the immediate of sense or feeling, which may or may not represent an external state of affairs. The Stoics believed that some appearances self evidently do represent the external states of affairs correctly.This view was opposed to what the Sceptics believed. Epictetus also holds the view thatwhen you die or when ones end is near, then one must leave the world and all worldly possessions without any hessittation.This can be seen from the following lines If he calls.....................
