Stoicism
Virtue through reason
Stoicism is an ancient Greek philosophy founded in Athens around 300 BCE, teaching that virtue and wisdom come from living in accordance with reason and nature while accepting what cannot be changed.
The Stoics held that destructive emotions result from errors in judgment, and that a wise person remains indifferent to pleasure and pain.
Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus are its most famous practitioners.
The philosophy has seen renewed popular interest as a guide to resilience and equanimity. (Lowercase stoicism is calm acceptance of hardship.)
Greek paradox thinker
- SenecaStoic moralist of Rome
- Marcus AureliusStoic emperor of Rome
- CatoRoman political name
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
logos · ataraxia · prohairesis · cosmopolitanism · natural law · determinism · providence · fate
Sustained effort capacity
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
steadfastness · toughness · hardiness · adversity · acceptance · obstacle · hardship · suffering
Philosophy valuing serene pleasure
- PlatonismPhilosophy emphasizing ideal Forms
- AristotelianismPhilosophy derived from Stagira's sage
- NeoplatonismPlotinus's systematic mystical metaphysics
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
Lyceum · Socratic · hedonism · atomism · Diogenes · Epicurus · ancient philosophy · Greek philosophy
Habitual moderation in behavior
Zeno
Greek paradox thinker
- SenecaStoic moralist of Rome
- Marcus AureliusStoic emperor of Rome
- CatoRoman political name
Hellenistic · logos · ataraxia · prohairesis · cosmopolitanism · natural law · determinism · providence · fate · assent
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
tenacity · steadfastness · toughness · hardiness · adversity · acceptance · obstacle · hardship · suffering · equanimity
Epicureanism
Philosophy valuing serene pleasure
- PlatonismPhilosophy emphasizing ideal Forms
- AristotelianismPhilosophy derived from Stagira's sage
- NeoplatonismPlotinus's systematic mystical metaphysics
Academy · Lyceum · Socratic · hedonism · atomism · Diogenes · Epicurus · ancient philosophy · Greek philosophy
temperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
- Schools of ThoughtEpicureanism, Cynicism, Neoplatonism, Scholasticism, Pythagoreans
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- Classical AntiquityAncient Greece, Ancient Rome, Greeks, Romans, Roman Empire
- ClassicalMozart, Beethoven, Haydn, symphony, sonata
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Acropolis
- Greek philosophyAristotle, Socrates, Plato, Pythagoras, Academy
StoicismEpicureanism
Philosophy valuing serene pleasure
sensualism · libertinism · sybaritism · pleasure-seeking · voluptuousness
Stoicismhysteria
Uncontrollable emotional excess
histrionics · melodrama · excitability · sentimentality · effusiveness
Stoicismmaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
acquisitiveness · worldliness · attachment · consumerism · covetousness