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Stocism In "Enchiridion"
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In “Enchiridion,” Epictetus stresses that human beings do not and cannot control life. Terrible things can and will happen, including the death of children and spouses. But human beings do control how they respond. We always have a choice about the contents and character of our inner lives. This is what constitutes our personality or atti ....
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....activity and chaos, to cultivate an attitude which is free and detached. According to the stoic principles, a happy life is a life free of desires and attachments. Such happiness is possible because external events do not affect one’s internal mind in the eyes of a Stoic. We are affected by the external only if we foolishly choose to be so aff.... |
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