Thread 18085226

Can someone explain to me what stoicism actually is? Assume I'm a complete retard

>>18085226 (OP)
>what is stoicism?
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>>18085226 (OP)
Here's a good episode on it from the literature and history podcast that uses the philosophy of Seneca and his sources to answer that question.
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-066-stoicism-seneca-st-paul/

My interpretation has been that it’s being in control of your reactions. You will feel pain and you can’t stop feeling pain, but you will control how it affects you.

>>18085226 (OP)
Stoicism believes that the classical gods aren’t actually anthropomorphic beings but rather more abstract metaphysical spirits

>>18085226 (OP)
Universe has a rational, benevolent soul.
You should try to make your will follow the will of the universe

>>18085292
That's all of the dodekatheist tradition. Stoics had this complex view of what an object is and what it means to the perception so they divided layers of thinking to reality. They also believed in ekpyrosis, which but that probably came from the Eleatics originally.

>>18085226 (OP)
Epictetus' version of stoicism boils down to
>is it in your control?
>if it isn't, you shouldn't care about it
>if it is, do something about it

Med buddhism. The interesting thing is it was developed by slaves and ended up adopted by emperors.
Christians adopted it minus the stuff about suicide.