A. General connection of Stoicism and Religion 341 1. Connection of Stoicism with popular faith 343 2. Free criticism of popular belief 344 3. The truth in Polytheism 348 4. Doctrine of Demons 351 B. The Allegorising spirit 354 1. Allegorical interpretation of myths 354 2. Interpretation of myths respecting the Gods 357 3. Allegory applied to heroic myths 367 C. Prophetic powers 369 1. Divination 370 2. Prophecy explained by natural causes 374 3. Causes of divination 377 CHAPTER XIV. THE STOIC PHILOSOPHY AS A WHOLE AND ITS HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS. A. Inner connection of the system 381 1. Ethical side of Stoicism 382 2. Scientific side of the Stoic system 383 3. Connection of the moral and scientific elements 385 B. Relation of Stoicism to previous systems 387 1. Its relation to Socrates and the Cynics 387 2. Relation to Megarians and Heraclitus 392 3. Relation to Aristotle 396 4. Relation to Plato 399 C. The Stoic philosophy as a whole 400 1. Its place in history 400 2. Its onesidedness 402 PART III. THE EPICUREANS. CHAPTER XV. EPICUREANS AND THE EPICUREAN SCHOOL. A. Epicurus 404 B. Scholars of Epicurus 408 C. Epicureans of the Roman period 411 CHAPTER XVI. CHARACTER AND DIVISIONS OF THE EPICUREAN TEACHING. THE TEST-SCIENCE OF TRUTH. A. Character of Epicurean system 418 1. Its power of self-preservation 418 2. Aim of philosophy according to the Epicureans 420 3. Divisions of philosophy 424 B. Canonic or the Test-Science of Truth 425 1. Sensation and perception 425 2. Notions 428 3. Opinions 429 4. Standard of truth subjective 431 CHAPTER XVII. THE EPICUREAN VIEWS OF NATURE.