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an ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno of Citium. The school taught that virtue, the highest good, is based on knowledge, and that the wise live in harmony with the divine Reason (also identified with Fate and Providence) that governs nature, and are indifferent to the vicissitudes of fortune and to pleasure and pain.
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Modern-day examples of Stoicism?
example of a modern person making use of a Stoic perspective is US pilot James Stockdale, who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for a number of years, and is on record having said that his studies of Stoicism … A good way to find more cases like this might be to read introductory pop-philosophy books on Stoicism, which will likely use as many real-world examples as the author could google in order to reinforce …
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wisdom vs thoughts vs meditations of marcus aurelius
someone who wants to still read his thoughts, I very much recommend the version titled The Emperor's Handbook by Hicks and Hicks - that is my go-to recommendation for introducing any 'normal' person to stoicism …
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Can a beginner in Philosophy understand the following books?
Yes you will definitely be able to understand those texts, but that statement needs some qualification.
Firstly, you need to understand that more of the work in reading texts is to do with how much …
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