Stoicism
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Hellenistic philosophy
Roman philosophy
ancient Greek philosophy
ethical theory
philosophical school
Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophical school that teaches cultivating virtue, rationality, and inner resilience to achieve tranquility amid life's hardships.
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| instanceOf |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Roman philosophy → ancient Greek philosophy → ethical theory → philosophical school → |
| aimsAt |
eudaimonia
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tranquility → |
| centralConcept |
apatheia
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logos → oikeiosis → preferred indifferents → prohairesis → |
| coreValue |
inner resilience
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rationality → virtue → |
| definesEvilAs |
vice
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| definesGoodAs |
virtue
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| earlyRepresentative |
Chrysippus of Soli
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Cleanthes of Assos → |
| emergedInCentury |
3rd century BCE
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| emphasizesPractice |
daily reflection
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journaling → premeditation of adversity → view from above → |
| ethicalGoal |
living virtuously in all circumstances
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| foundedBy |
Zeno of Citium
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| hasBranch |
ethics
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logic → physics → |
| influenced |
Christian moral thought
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Roman imperial ethics → modern cognitive behavioral therapy → |
| middleRepresentative |
Panaetius of Rhodes
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Posidonius of Apamea → |
| originatedIn |
Athens
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| regardsAsIndifferent |
health
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pain → pleasure → reputation → wealth → |
| RomanRepresentative |
Epictetus
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Marcus Aurelius → Seneca the Younger → |
| teaches |
acceptance of fate
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cultivating virtue as the highest good → distinguishing what is in our control from what is not → living in accordance with nature → using reason to govern emotions → |
| viewOnEmotion |
emotions should be guided by reason
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| viewOnFate |
the universe is ordered by rational providence
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