Estoicism
When and how did this philosophy start?
Stoiscim was funded in Ancient Greece, in 300 b.C.
The story begins when Zeno of Citium is navigating through the seas with his goods when, tragically, the boat sank and he lost everything he had in life.
When he managed to reach the shore, he didn't linger to anything he'd lost. Instead, he started to go to libraries and study philosophy.
He then understood that what mattered most weren't things.
Zeno founded a school named Stoa Poikile, which translates to Painted Portico. In here, he taugh everyone his philosophy.
Who are the main philosophers of Stoicism?
After Zeno's passing, there were more thinkers and developers of this philosophy:
Chrysippus,
Seneca,
Marcus Aurelius.
What are the main teachings of Stoicism?
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✔️ Be virtous;
✔️ Focus in what you can control and accept what you don't control;
✔️ Be responsible for what you control;
✔️ Learn to differenciate what is good, bad or indiferent;
✔️ Put your learnings into pratice;
✔️ Internalize your objectives;
✔️ Let obstacles become new opportunities;
✔️ Love your destiny because there isn't any other;
✔️ Be self conscious.
"People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them"
- Epictectus.
- Epictectus.
Coded by Sara Sá