Question

With which statement would a Stoic most likely agree

Answer 1

Answer:

Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy which was founded by Zeno of Citium, in Athens, in the early 3rd century BC. Stoicism is a philosophy of personal ethics informed by its system of logic and its views on the natural world. According to its teachings, as social beings, the path to eudaimonia (happiness, or blessedness) for humans is found in accepting the moment as it presents itself, by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain, by using one's mind to understand the world and to do one's part in nature's plan, and by working together and treating others fairly and justly.

The Stoics are especially known for teaching that "virtue is the only good" for human beings, and that external things—such as health, wealth, and pleasure—are not good or bad in themselves (adiaphora), but have value as "material for virtue to act upon". Alongside Aristotelian ethics, the Stoic tradition forms one of the major founding approaches to Western virtue ethics.[1] The Stoics also held that certain destructive emotions resulted from errors of judgment, and they believed people should aim to maintain a will (called prohairesis) that is "in accordance with nature". Because of this, the Stoics thought the best indication of an individual's philosophy was not what a person said, but how a person behaved.[2] To live a good life, one had to understand the rules of the natural order since they thought everything was rooted in nature.

Many Stoics—such as Seneca and Epictetus—emphasized that because "virtue is sufficient for happiness", a sage would be emotionally resilient to misfortune. This belief is similar to the meaning of the phrase "stoic calm", though the phrase does not include the "radical ethical" Stoic views that only a sage can be considered truly free, and that all moral corruptions are equally vicious.[3]

Stoicism flourished throughout the Roman and Greek world until the 3rd century AD, and among its adherents was Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It experienced a decline after Christianity became the state religion in the 4th century AD. Since then it has seen revivals, notably in the Renaissance (Neostoicism) and in the contemporary era (modern Stoicism).

Answer 2

a.) I want to reach the level of emperor, and I will do what it takes to achieve it!

b.) You must keep to yourself, in order to keep society successful.

c.) We will do what is best for society by maintaining a proper and just government.

d.) In order to maintain a successful empire, the common man should do what is best for himself

Answer: b.) You must keep to yourself, in order to keep society successful.

Explanation:

• Stoicism is a Hellenistic philosophical school that was founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC by Zeno of Citium in Athens. It is a personal ethics philosophy focused on its logic structure & its opinions on the natural universe.
• As a social being, in accordance to his doctrines, the way to eudaimonia is to acknowledge the moment, the he does not let himself be dominated by the enjoyment or the "fear of pain", by using his mind to understand the world and to take his part in the scheme of nature & by "working together & treating other people equally & justly.
• The Stoics are particularly well-known for teaching that "Virtue is the only good" for man & that external objects — such as wealth, pleasure, & health  — in themselves, are neither  good nor bad.
• Therefore, it was not what a person said, but in what way a person acted that was the most indicator of his philosophy. To lead a good life you must understand the "natural order" principles since they believed that all things were rooted in nature. In order to live a good life, you have to comprehend natural order..