lev_lafayette t1_j7netoo wrote on February 8, 2023 at 1:27 AM

Reply to comment by PhotographTop6865 in 3 reasons not to be a Stoic (but try Nietzsche instead) by Apotheosical

Yeah, those unemotional Stoics.
"Whoever then understands what is good, can also know how to love", a statement by Epictetus combining the emotional commitment of justice with love towards others. Marcus Aurelius extended this to all that one meets: "Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart", and Seneca The Younger noted that "Joy comes to us from those whom we love even when they are absent".

There's a lot of love going around among these unemotional Stoics. Why is that?

lev_lafayette t1_j7neefr wrote on February 8, 2023 at 1:24 AM

Reply to 3 reasons not to be a Stoic (but try Nietzsche instead) by Apotheosical

> Wouldn’t it be better, if my $20,000 road bike has been stolen, to allow me to be angry?

I wonder if they've checked their privilege recently.

lev_lafayette t1_j4umiv1 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 11:06 AM

Reply to TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns

Oh my goodness. I saw this as a kid in 1979.. Today I learned..