STOICISM

Stoicism is an ancient philosophical school One of the fundamental teachings of

that originated in ancient Greece in the 3rd Stoicism is the distinction between what is
century BC and later developed in ancient within our control and what is not.
Rome. It was founded by Zeno of Citium, and According to the Stoics, we have no control
its teachings are based on the ideas of ethics, over external events such as the opinions of
logic, and physics. Stoicism focuses on others, fortune, or even death. However, we
cultivating virtue and living in accordance with do have control over our own actions,
nature. thoughts, and attitudes. Therefore, the main
focus should be on cultivating virtue and
acting ethically in all circumstances.
The Stoics believed that the key to
achieving happiness and peace of mind
lay in living according to reason and "We often suffer mare in our
accepting the natural course of events. imagination than in reality." - Seneca
They considered virtue, understood as
moral excellence, to be the supreme good "Don't worry about things that are
and viewed all other things, such as beyond your control." - Marcus
wealth, power, or pleasure, as indifferent Aurelius
and not to be pursued for their own sake.
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