{"id":78,"date":"2023-12-18T17:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicdigitalhistory.dissgea.unipd.it\/?p=78"},"modified":"2023-12-19T17:01:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T17:01:13","slug":"stoicism-a-bridge-from-philosophy-to-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicdigitalhistory.dissgea.unipd.it\/?p=78","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Stoicism&#8221;: A Bridge From Philosophy to Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\">There are many different takes on <strong>Religions<\/strong>. Some believe them to be <strong>means to an end<\/strong> (the easiest example that comes to mind is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli\">Machiavelli<\/a>, of course!), some believe them to be the fruit of human nature; humans have always had a desire to worship, to have someone or something to cling onto whenever they find themselves lost or overwhelmed. In any case in this theory they are believed to be <em>manmade<\/em>. Among every religion to choose from, nowadays &#8220;<strong>Stoicism<\/strong>&#8221; seems to be the new trend. A religion in the cloak of philosophy.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Now what is stoicism?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wDYxhc\" lang=\"en-IT\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-md=\"61\">\n<div class=\"LGOjhe\" role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" data-hveid=\"CCoQAA\"><span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">Stoicism is\u00a0<b>a school of philosophy from ancient Greece and Rome in the early parts of the 3rd century, BC <\/b>created by <strong>Zeno of Citium.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" data-hveid=\"CCoQAA\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" data-hveid=\"CCoQAA\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/publicdigitalhistory.dissgea.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Paolo_Monti_-_Servizio_fotografico_Napoli_1969_-_BEIC_6353768-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\" role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" data-hveid=\"CCoQAA\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" data-hveid=\"CCoQAA\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\" role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" data-hveid=\"CCoQAA\"><span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\"><span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">Even though Zeno was a wealthy merchant, he lived a humble life as a teacher.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" data-hveid=\"CCoQAA\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Principles of Stoicism\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\"><em>Living with nature<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\">This is one of the main principles. The ideology adopts a quasi-Aristotelian stance when distilling the school to its <strong>ethical philosophy<\/strong>\u2014which is what the Stoics are primarily recognized for. Living in tune with <strong>Logos (\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3o\u03c2)<\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">the universal reason that was once thought to be nature,<\/span> is necessary for a happy life. Being in harmony with the \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 inherent in the organic flow of events is <strong>the source of virtue. <\/strong>Although it may appear that stoicism encourages a tendency towards passivity (almost submission), this fundamental notion of living in harmony with nature has been shaped over time, resulting in the belief that <strong>tranquilly and mental clarity<\/strong> are the highest values. Such was the way of life, say, if \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3o\u03c2 decreed that your small city-state should be destroyed by a raiding band of barbarians. This passive attitude shouldn&#8217;t be limited to one&#8217;s involvement in politics. In his work Meditations, Marcus Aurelius reminds himself that the true basic pillar of Stoic philosophy is keeping calm in the face of adversity. This includes dealing with &#8220;the ignorant&#8221; and confronting death.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\">Wisdom<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\">Justice<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\">Courage<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\">Moderation<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many different takes on Religions. 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