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What is a Stoicism?

What is a Stoicism?

Of the doctrines central to the Stoic worldview, perhaps the most important is the unwavering conviction that world is organised in a rational and coherent way. More specifically it is controlled and directed by an all-prevading force that the Stoics designated by the term logos. The term (from which English "logic" and the suffix "-logy" derive) has a semantic range so broad as to be almost untranslatable.

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Stoicism is from the outset a deterministic system that appears to leave no room for human free-will or moral responsibility.

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This is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement.

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Who is Marcus Aurelius?

Who is Marcus Aurelius?

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors, and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BCE to 180 CE. He was born in 121...

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An example to understand Stoicism properly.

An example to understand Stoicism properly.

If the dog refuses to run along with the wagon he will be dragged by it, yet the choice remains his: to run or be dragged. In the same way, humans are responsible for their choices and actions, even though these have been anticipated by the logos and form of its plan.

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Stoicism is a school of Philosophy that originated in Athens in 300BC and endured for five centuries. 

It emphasized the importance of living a virtuous, rational, and disciplined life.

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