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Greek Stoicism (no quotes) is more positive. ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἀνὴρ [ἀδιάπτωτος καὶ] ἀδιάσειστος The good man (agathos aner, man who acts for the benefit of others
by oliculipolicula 4mo ago
Greek Stoicism (no quotes) is more positive.
ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἀνὴρ [ἀδιάπτωτος καὶ] ἀδιάσειστος
The good man (agathos aner, man who acts for the benefit of others) is [infallible and] unshakeable.
--Epictetus, whose name sounds "Roman", just like "Stoa" doesn't
This can be (plausibly) used to describe Sam Altman, for example
- slater 4mo agoSam Altman is a good man...?
- oliculipolicula 4mo agoDoes he not act for the benefit of shareholders (in the best possible future, at least) Rate-limited edit: my (evasive?) answer was that Stoics were careful enough not to use the word "good", but the more subtle, one might accuse utilitarian, "agathos" in that scenario Should I interest you in the needle's eye left for cybernetic* shareholders? *Neither fully machine, nor fully human, nor even monolithic, but definitely no camel, bc camel, unlike horse, can survive anywhere and were once native to the USA (arguably)
- slater 4mo agoI don't know, I asked if he's a good man