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What is stoicism?

Updated: 12/8/2022
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The philosophy of stoicism as espoused by the Greeks (notably Zeno, 334 BC-262 BC) saw negative emotions as failures to act with wisdom and virtue. They believed that virtue and ethics were features of nature, and that self-control and reason were important to attaining well-being and happiness.

The modern description of a stoic reflects one general principle of Stoicism : the avoidance of destructive emotions (fear, hate, envy). This is sometimes simplified to be controlling allstrong emotions, regardless of their source.

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