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>But I would argue that Stoics divide life into what is within our control and what is not. Actually the (ancient) Stoics didn't do anything of the sort. What you describe is a complete misinterpret…
The fatalistic overcorrection of the dichotomy of control. — I wrote part of the body of this post as a comment in another thread, but I see these comments very often anyway so I thought (voluntarily) that I would give a general objection to them here. The g…
This Marcus Aurelius quote might be a helpful reference for your situation: "It is in our power to have no opinion about a thing, and not to be disturbed in our soul; for things themselves have no na…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 1.1 (Higginson) ^(1.1. Of the things which are, and the things which are not in our own power ()[^(Higginson)](http://www.perseus.tufts.e…
A quote was found to be attributed to Epictetus in Discourses 1.1 (Higginson) ^(1.1. Of the things which are, and the things which are not in our own power ()[^(Higginson)](http://www.perseus.tufts.e…
The manosphere (mysogany) is the enforcement mechanism of the patriarchy (the system of power) and sexism is the justification of that system of power. Stoicism sees value in our shared human existe…
My plan is to hunker down and basically hoard shit, hoping it all blows over quickly. I can't leave either due to finances so we can only do what is in our power. If that means living out of your car …
"Impressions happen to you, not thoughts. Thoughts are verbal representations of impressions. You get the impression of light from your eyes. You create the thought "It is day". The thought is in your…
By "up to us" I not only mean that we are responsible for them but that they are also in our power. By saying that assent is not in our power I am saying that we can't control assent in the sense that…
I think you are not correct in this. You said: "What is passively received is impressions. Impressions happen to you, not thoughts. Thoughts are verbal representations of impressions. You get the i…
It may have been better for me to say the awareness of the impression and the thought that results from that impression comes from our soul or our hegemonicon. Even then that's problematic because heg…
I was hoping the more learned redditors on this sub would comment. "so how does Stoic practice correct your actions and beliefs, if you can’t control them?* Through sustained rational inquiry, ar…
Well we dated for 2 years, and there was a spark there, we liked the same stuff, shared the same values, really got along. But there was some small stuff that we could not agree with, but it was impor…
It was the worst! I was verbally, emotionally, and mentally abusive to my own child, thinking I was parenting. It wasn't until years of therapy that I realized I was trying to raise me out of my daug…