stoicism
Also known as the porch, stoics, Stoa
thumb|A bust of Zeno of Citium, considered the founder of Stoicism
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Stoicism is an ancient philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium that teaches how to live a virtuous and fulfilling life. It matters because its principles about managing emotions, focusing on what we can control, and finding inner peace through reason remain relevant to how people approach life's challenges today.
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- History
- Logic
- Assertibles
- Compound assertibles
- Modal assertibles
- Arguments
- Indemonstrable arguments
- Complex arguments
- Paradoxes
- Categories
- Epistemology
- Physics
- Ethics
- Passions
- Suicide
- Legacy
- Neoplatonism
- Christianity
- Neostoicism
- Reappraisal of Stoic logic
- Contemporary stoicism
- Psychology and psychotherapy
- See also
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- Citations
- Fragment collections
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- Encyclopedia articles
- Academic and professional organizations
thumb|A bust of Zeno of Citium, considered the founder of Stoicism
Stoicism is a philosophical movement and practical guide to living, emphasizing daily self-discipline and moral improvement, which originated in the Hellenistic period of ancient Greece and proliferated well into the Roman Imperial period. The ancient Stoics believed that the universe operated according to reason, or logos, providing a unified account of the world, constructed from ideals of rational discourse, monistic physics, and naturalistic ethics. These three ideals constitute virtue, which is necessary for the Stoic goal of 'living a well-reasoned life'.