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Stocism In "Enchiridion"
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In “Enchiridion,” Epictetus stresses that human beings do not and cannot control life. Terrible things can and will happen, including the death of children and spouses. But human beings do control how they respond. We always have a choice about the contents and character of our inner lives. Th ....
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....ernal events do not affect one’s internal mind in the eyes of a Stoic. We are affected by the external only if we foolishly choose to be so affected. In side the mind, there can be calm; outside the mind there is constant movement and instability, coming to be and passing away. What brings disappointment and pain is the dependence on what comes to be and passes away.
Stoics understand that there is no emotion that cannot be usefully repressed. Stoicism is a philosophy that elevates calm ra.... |
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