3 reasons not to be a Stoic For an ancient philosophy, Stoicism is doing extremely well in 2023.
Holiday, Pigliucci and Delaney agree: one of the most important and useful aspects of Stoicism is what is called the “dichotomy of control”. This involves understanding that there are things you can control and things you can’t.
This leads us to the passivity problem. If we focus only on our character, reactions, and actions, as Stoicism proposes, and put no effort into things that lie beyond our direct control, it seems to me that a practising Stoic will remain passive in the face of major problems like climate change or social inequality
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[ - ] yesiknow 1 point 11 monthsJul 6, 2024 02:44:29 ago (+1/-0)
It wasn't stoicism that made governments before the 1960's deliberately not create panic in the public as they try so hard to do today. It was the result of not being part of an abusive and insae cult that has to wiped from the Earth