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Stoics - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Stoics : a sect of Greek philosophers at Athens, so called from the Greek
word stoa i.e., a "porch" or "portico," where they have been
called "the Pharisees of Greek paganism." The founder of the
Stoics was Zeno, who flourished about B.C. 300. He taught his
disciples that a man's happiness consisted in bringing himself
into harmony with the course of the universe. They were trained
to bear evils with indifference, and so to be independent of
externals. Materialism, pantheism, fatalism, and pride were the
leading features of this philosophy.
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Example Usage of Stoics |
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Tcsgrv: http://bit.ly/2rWVnF Stoics and Bloggers. #philosophy |
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JimBarker: @suellewellyn I think grit is manufactured by Stoics in Scandinavia and the Russian steppes. We're not worthy to have any it seems. |
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samlyne: delicious weekend. thankyou Stoics and loverly other people. |
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