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Stoicism is a school of philosophy the founding of which is associated with Zeno of Citium. It teaches that self-control, fortitude and detachment from distracting emotions, sometimes interpreted as an indifference to pleasure or pain, allows one to become a clear thinker, level-headed and unbiased. In practice, Stoicism is intended to imbue an individual with virtue, wisdom, and integrity of character.
Virtue, reason, and natural law are prime directives. By mastering passions and emotions, stoics believe it is possible to overcome the discord of the outside world and find peace within oneself. Stoicism holds that passion distorts truth, and that the pursuit of truth is virtuous. Greek philosophers such as Cleanthes, Chrysippus, and later Roman thinkers such as Cicero, Seneca the Younger, Marcus Aurelius, Cato the Younger, Dio Chrysostom, and Epictetus are associated with Stoicism. In Cicero's case, it should be emphasised that while he shared many of the moral tenets of Stoicism, he was not a Stoic himself but an eclectic. Stoic philosophy is usually contrasted with Epicureanism.
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@abbyharenberg we are a very stoic clan well most of us. I have been trying to shed a few layers of stoicism over the last decade
nutmegdesigns (wayne stratz ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:58:02 -0000
@abbyharenberg we are a very stoic clan well most of us. I have been trying to shed a few layers of stoicism over the last decade
@endless_psych Catholic guilt is cream stirred into soup of Catholic whining (seasoned w/ stoicism that may/not be faux) :D
EvidenceMatters (Evidence Matters) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:15:40 -0000
@endless_psych Catholic guilt is cream stirred into soup of Catholic whining (seasoned w/ stoicism that may/not be faux) :D
@brundle_fly I like the stoicism.
Lucers (Lucy T.) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:09:25 -0000
@brundle_fly I like the stoicism.
The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain. ~Colin Wilson
ActualAssets (Lanee Alans) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:08 -0000
The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain. ~Colin Wilson
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RT @tferriss Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs http://tinyurl.com/c6buqg
"Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire." -- Epictetus #stoicism
coldacid (Chris Charabaruk) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:29:34 -0000
"Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire." -- Epictetus #stoicism
Bryn Mawr Classical Review - A New Stoicism - Book review by R.W. Sharples of A New Stoicism by Lawrence C. Becker.
Bryn Mawr Classical Review - Logic and the Imperial Stoa - Brad Inwood reviews Jonathan Barnes book.
Meta Description: [ Bryn Mawr Classical Review 97.7.27
Jonathan Barnes, Logic and the Imperial Stoa. Leiden:
Brill, 1997. Pp. xi+165. US$66.25. ISBN 90-04-10828-9.
Reviewed by Brad Inwood, Department of Classics, University of Toronto, inwood@chass.utoronto.ca ]
Bryn Mawr Classical Review - Stoic Studies - Book review by William O. Stephens of Stoic Studies by Long, A. A.
Bryn Mawr Classical Review - The Stoic Idea of the City - Brad Inwood reviews Malcolm Schofield's book.
Meta Description: [ Malcolm Schofield, The Stoic Idea of the City.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991 . Pp. 164. $44.95. ISBN
0-521-39740-8. ]
Bryn Mawr Classical Review - The Stoics on Ambiguity - John Bussanich reviews the book of Catherine Atherton.
Meta Description: [ Catherine Atherton, The Stoics on Ambiguity.
Cambridge Classical Studies Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993 .
Pp. xix + 563. $89.95. ISBN 0-521-44139-0. ]
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Introduction to Stoic Ethics - Ethical reason throughout Stoic thought.
Moral Epistles - Offers several Stoic classis, including Cicero, Seneca, Plutarch, Castoglione, and Erasmus.
Meta Description: [ Materials for the Construction of Shakespeare's Morals, the Stoic Legacy to the Renaissance Major Ethical Authorities. Indexed According to Virtues, Vices, and Characters from the Plays, as well as Topics in Swift, Pope, and Wordsworth. Books: Cicero's De Officiis, Seneca's Moral Essays and Mor... ]
Philosophy of Antonious - Essay on Antonious and Stoicism in general.
Stoic Guidelines - Based on the works of Epictetus. By Dr. Gordon Ziniewicz.
Stoic Philosophy - Explination of the philosophy by Dr. Barry Smith.
Stoic Place (Dr. Jan Garrett) - Ancient as well as modern Stoicism information and discussion.
Meta Description: [ The Stoic Place at Western Kentucky University, a Center for Learning about Stoicism ]
Stoic Registry - Bringing together all those who are Stoics and who wish to be known as such.
Stoicism - Stoicism was one of the new philosophical movements of the Hellenistic period. By Dirk Baltzly.
Stoicism - An Introduction to Stoic Philosophy
The Ecole Initiative: Stoicism - Article featuring basic ideas and background.
The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Hadot - Book review containing comparison/contrasts between Stoicism and other philosophies.
The Rebirth of Stoicism? - Will Stoic philosophy be revived by current works?
The Stoic Foundation - Advice, support, discussion group, and a correspondence course in practical Stoicism as a route to personal tranquillity.
Meta Description: [ The Stoic Foundation is an educational trust, offering advice, support and a correspondence course in practical Stoic philosophy to anyone interested in taking up Stoicism as a philosophy to live by. Links to translations of the Stoic philosophers Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus, and to many other ... ]
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University of Toronto - Rules and Reasoning - Brad Inwood discusses Stoic ethics, in a chapter of the book Topics in Stoicism.
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