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Epicureanism and Stoicism are a lot more similar than most people think. An example from Epicurus: If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches
by gloob 17y ago
Epicureanism and Stoicism are a lot more similar than most people think.
An example from Epicurus:
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches
but take away from his desires.
And one from Epictetus, a stoic:
Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's
desires, but by the removal of desire.
There are differences, of course, but epicurianism is a lot less, well, epicurean than many believe.
- aaronblohowiak 17y agoThe stoics fundamentally taught that moral substance exists only in intent -- that is, good and evil exist only in willful action. Therefore, it makes no sense to think of external circumstances or things out of our control as being either good or bad. Ownership of things is out of our control, and therefore neither good nor bad. To a stoic, desire is putting moral weight on something you cannot control. You can read more about this here: http://ptypes.com/common-false-values.html http://ptypes.com/common-false-values.html