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Reasons not to worry : how to be Stoic in chaotic times
\"Like many people today, Brigid Delaney was searching for answers to timeless questions: How can we be good? Find inner peace? Properly grieve? Tame our insecurities, such as the fear of missing out? Determine what truly matters? Centuries ago, the Stoics pondered many of these same questions. And so, at an important inflection point in her own life, Brigid decided to let these ancient philosophers be her guide. Brigid is rash where the Stoics are logical; she runs on chaos, while the Stoics relinquish control of things beyond their reach. Over the course of a year, she dedicated herself to following the wisdom of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. She hoped to discover how best to live, how she could use the wisdom of these ancient thinkers to navigate life in the modern world. Here, Brigid shares what she learned, showing us how we, too, can draw on the Stoics to regain a sense of agency and tranquility and find meaning in our lives. From learning to relinquish control to cultivating daily awareness of our mortality to building community, Brigid's insights are very funny and very wise.\" -- Provided by publisher.
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WOLF SOLENT
There came, at last, a certain Sunday towards the end of November when the weather-signs were once more so propitious, the atmosphere so warm and relaxed, that he succeeded in achieving an adventurous excursion the idea of which, for several agitating weeks, had been germinating at the back of his mind. Among the troubled human shapes that fluttered across the threshold of his consciousness ... advancing and receding, taking form and fading ... the shape that remained most persistent was not, today, that face of the Waterloo steps; but on the contrary, the face of Gerda ... the face of Gerda patched and plastered with abominable strips of lintbandage ... the face of Gerda despoiled and disfigured perhaps for life! \"How can I tell her?\" he had kept thinking as he helped Christie over muddy ditches; as he led her through damp hazel copses and along redberried hedges; across ancient orchards, where embrowned cider-apples lay buried in deep wet grass, through narrow ferny lanes where the gates were covered thick with lichen. The wings of the birds that they disturbed as they advanced down these lanes brushed off from the tangled perishing foliage drops of rain that might have been undisturbed in those hidden places for weeks and weeks; drops of old rain, protected from wind and from sun and from the movements of man or beast; drops of rain that must have reflected in their tremulous suspense through the long slow dawns nothing but the redness and yellowness of dying vegetation and through the long clear nights nothing but the far-off flicker of the white stars. If I could reach you by just thinking! ... but to say certain things ... even to you.He clutched her hand; gave it a fierce grip; relinquished it; and then, seizing the handle of his stick, which lay at his side, as if the mere touch of that familiar object would give him renewed vitality, he spoke, rapidly.
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Cosmology and Psychology in Stoicism : the Unifying Role of Mind in the Stoic System
The Stoics commit to a view of the universe as a unified living being endowed with a mind. But what is the explanatory value of this cosmological model? Generally speaking, most scholars believe Stoic cosmic psychology to work either as a metaphor for the unification produced by natural processes, or to be a consequence of the fact that mind is a primitive component of the Stoic system, given that one of the Stoic first principles is usually considered to be endowed with intelligence. In this thesis, I will argue against both views by claiming that the Stoics developed a highly sophisticated cosmic psychology in order to articulate an original theory of the unity of the cosmos. In doing so, I will first show how the Stoics introduce a new use of the notion of sympathy or co-affection (συμπάθεια) in order to produce an emergentist account of cosmic mental faculties. Then, I will then examine the unifying functions performed by the two main faculties of the cosmic mind: perception (αἴσθησις), which unifies the cosmos by endowing it with the ability of representing itself as a subject, and therefore, as an agent; and will (βούλησις), which unifies the cosmos by granting its activity a unified teleological orientation. I will thus make a strong claim regarding the relation between mental faculties and corporealism in the Stoics, showing how they are neither a metaphor for natural processes, but instead develop naturally from the principles on which Stoic philosophy is based, with the aim of articulating and unifying the complexity of the cosmos into a coherent whole.
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“I Don’t Think I Have Depression, but Just a Bad Self-Esteem and Self-Worth”: Accounts of Men’s Experiences of Depression in Online Interactions
Across the world, depression rates are consistently lower for men compared to women, while suicide rates are higher, especially for middle-aged and elderly men. Evidence suggests that culturally dominant standards of masculinity restrict emotional expressiveness in men and render help-seeking unmasculine. This masculine norm of emotional restraint encourages some men to act out their emotional pain by adopting practices that are damaging to themselves and others. Researchers have suggested that the role of masculinity ideologies in the stoicism of men with depression deserves further exploration. In response to this call, the present study sought to explore how depression in men is constructed in online forums. Data were collected from five asynchronous discussion forums and one YouTube video and associated commentaries. Data were analysed using constructivist grounded theory. Findings show that the online interactions of men with depression often demonstrated stoic practices, which were underpinned by adherence to regressive masculinity norms (which uphold rigid gender performances and perpetuate gender inequality). Additionally, some men’s stoicism was supported through the subordination of female partners. Finally, younger forum users often expressed anti-stoic messages and took a more critical approach to conventional gender norms, often speaking out for the value of humanity and equality over gendered dominance and power.
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Fate and Freedom in Ancient Stoicism and Augustine’s Critique
This article is divided into three parts. First, a brief exposition of the ontological foundations of ancient determinism is provided to explain the worldview held by such a philosophical position. The second part sets out the argument used by Chrysippus to make causal determinism compatible with moral responsibility, and points out the tensions that such a position entails. In the third part, the notion of freedom of ancient Stoicism is contrasted with the philosophy of Augustine in order to determine the novelty that Christianity represented in this matter.
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ÎN AMINTIREA LUI VIRGIL STANCIU
Imi vine foarte greu să vorbesc despre colegul ?i prietenul Virgil Stanciu ca despre cineva care nu se va mai întoarce decât în amintire. Cu colegul de clasă Virgil Stanciu, devenit repede Bill, dată fiind pasiunea lui pentru literatura anglo-saxonă (a învă?at engleza în particular, cu o pasiune care i-a deschis excelenta pregătire fiolologică de mai târziu, la Facultatea de Litere), s-a constituit în acei ani de liceu a?a-numitul „grup al celor patru\", elevi cu înclina?ii literare, din care am făcut parte, sub apelativul amical Jean, alături de el, de prea curând dispărutul Ioan Horotan - zis ?i Giovanni, ?i Gheorghe (Gică) Săsărman, pre?uitul prozator de azi. Ne-a apropiat înclina?ia spre scrisul literar, încă stângaci, desigur, dar practicat cu entuziasm, cu ecou în revista cu apari?ie unică, manufacturată de Bill Stanciu, Mozaic, la care colaboram - un fel de modest samizdat. Pe-atunci Bill Stanciu se exersa în proza de aventuri cu cowboy, un drum pe care n-a mai continuat. Virgil Stanciu a urmat, în chip firesc, studiul limbii ?i literaturii engleze, fiind repartizat ini?ial la Universitatea din Ia?i încă de la încheierea anilor de facultate, revenind apoi la Cluj la catedra de Engleză, ajunsă de două ori sub conducerea sa, unde a urcat toate treptele ierarhiei academice, până la gradul de profesor.
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Impact of Stoic Philosophy Prompts on Emotional Dysregulation and Decision-making Skills in Young Adults
Stoic philosophy is a technique highly applied as the base of many psychotherapeutic techniques. Despite being a familiar concept in the field of psychology, it has a wider range of applications than used even outside therapeutic settings. It is highly used for clinical settings; furthermore, also seen as usable in case of disruption in emotional regulation and decision-making, in young adults due to multiple changes in an individual's life. Thus, the paper worked on understanding the effect of Stoic Journaling Prompts on non-clinical young adults facing these difficulties. The study investigated the relationship between emotional dysregulation (ED) and decision-making skills in young adults (18 to 25 years). It tested the effect of the Stoic Technique of journaling prompts on them. 61 participants were taken for this study with no gender-based gap. Further divided into groups of 6 each; control and experimental groups. The experimental group was involved in a 21-day interventional activity. The study was conducted on a pre-test and post-test basis. The study showed a significant relationship between ED and DM whereas there was no significant effect of the interventional activity on the variables. In the current study; the prompts did not have a significant effect on the sample leaving scope for further research.
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