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Correct. Stoicism was for two audiences. Those doing the killing to be indifferent toward it and for those being killed to be indifferent about it. Marcus Aure
by tsunamifury 6mo ago
Correct. Stoicism was for two audiences. Those doing the killing to be indifferent toward it and for those being killed to be indifferent about it.
Marcus Aurelius the historical figure was a monster who killed a measurable portion of humans alive at the time
- laszlojamf 6mo agoI mean... so did a lot of other rulers. As far as emperors go, Aurelius wasn't that bad. You have to judge historical people by their peers, not by your own modern standards.
- king_geedorah 6mo agoStrictly speaking nobody has to do anything.
- MyHonestOpinon 6mo agoMy take is that you should judge historical people based on the choices they had.