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RE: Stoicism
March 5, 2024 at 12:44 pm
(March 5, 2024 at 11:59 am)Angrboda Wrote:
(March 5, 2024 at 11:14 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Stoicism has always struck me as rather selfish. I’m more of a work-a-day utilitarian.

Boru

Could you explain more?  I'm not sure in what way you see it as selfish.

Because stoicism doesn’t take into account the value of other people, or the greater good. The ‘well-lived life’ is purely personal.

This is fine as far as it goes, I just don’t see how practicing virtue benefits anyone beyond the practitioner. Might as well be a hermit in a cave.

Boru
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Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 3, 2024 at 7:38 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Paraselene - March 3, 2024 at 7:40 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Belacqua - March 3, 2024 at 8:08 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Angrboda - March 3, 2024 at 8:13 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Nay_Sayer - March 3, 2024 at 8:24 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 3, 2024 at 8:28 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Belacqua - March 4, 2024 at 12:25 am
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 3, 2024 at 8:30 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Thumpalumpacus - March 3, 2024 at 10:41 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 4, 2024 at 9:02 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Angrboda - March 4, 2024 at 10:57 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Belacqua - March 5, 2024 at 2:13 am
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 4, 2024 at 9:07 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Belacqua - March 5, 2024 at 2:13 am
RE: Stoicism - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 5, 2024 at 11:14 am
RE: Stoicism - by Angrboda - March 5, 2024 at 11:59 am
RE: Stoicism - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 5, 2024 at 12:44 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Angrboda - March 5, 2024 at 1:08 pm
RE: Stoicism - by emjay - March 5, 2024 at 1:20 pm
RE: Stoicism - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 5, 2024 at 1:58 pm
RE: Stoicism - by emjay - March 5, 2024 at 3:08 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 5, 2024 at 4:05 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Angrboda - March 5, 2024 at 4:59 pm
RE: Stoicism - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 5, 2024 at 5:28 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 5, 2024 at 4:11 pm
RE: Stoicism - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 5, 2024 at 4:45 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 5, 2024 at 4:18 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Belacqua - March 5, 2024 at 7:49 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Belacqua - March 5, 2024 at 7:52 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 6, 2024 at 4:32 pm
RE: Stoicism - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 6, 2024 at 4:40 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 6, 2024 at 4:55 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Belacqua - March 6, 2024 at 11:13 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Jillybean - March 6, 2024 at 5:43 pm
RE: Stoicism - by Paraselene - March 7, 2024 at 12:58 am
RE: Stoicism - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 7, 2024 at 11:10 am
RE: Stoicism - by Paraselene - March 7, 2024 at 1:24 pm
RE: Stoicism - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 7, 2024 at 2:19 pm



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