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Opinions on Epictetus?

>> No.17693491

Good so far, I started reading the book after pewds talked about it. Stoicism is very practical as long as you don't take it too far.

>> No.17693501
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>>17693464
>>17693491

>> No.17693584

Damn Epictetus was not someone I would want the pewdipie crowd reading. Oh well. He’s based as fuck. Best stoic philosopher there is out there.

>> No.17694107

>>17693464
hehehehe epic titties

>> No.17694128

Another author ruined

>> No.17694309

>>17693584
pewdiepie is the worst kind of stoic there is. he's more obsessed about the image it projects rather than the decisions one would have to take to become like that.

>> No.17694333

>>17693491
>He doesnt live like diogenes
never gonna make it desu
>>17693501
retard

>> No.17694357

Based as fuck.

>> No.17694358
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>>17693464
Good, but arguably you could stop reading after point 1 of the Enchiridion.
>Some things are in our control and others are not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, public office, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.
>The things in our control are by nature free, unrestrained, un-hindered; but those not in our control are weak, slavish, re-strained, in the power of others. Remember, then, that if you suppose that things which are slavish by nature are also free, and that what belongs to others is your own, then you will be hindered. You will lament, you will be disturbed, and you will find fault both with gods and men. But if you suppose those things to be your own which are your own, and what belongs to others to be theirs, then no one will ever compel you or restrain you. Further, you will find fault with no one or accuse no one. You will do nothing against your will. No one will hurt you, you will have no enemies, and you will not be harmed.
>Aiming therefore at such great things, remember that you must not allow yourself to be carried, even with a slight ten-dency, towards the attainment of lesser things. Instead, you must entirely quit some things and for the present postpone the rest. But if you would both have these great things, along with power and riches, then you will not gain even the latter, because you aim at the former too: but you will absolutely fail of the former, by which alone happiness and freedom are achieved.
>Work, therefore, to be able to say to every harsh appearance, “You are but an appearance, and not absolutely the thing you appear to be.” And then examine it by those rules which you have, and first and chiefly by this: whether it concerns the things which are in our own control, or those which are not; and if it concerns anything not in our control, be prepared to say that it is nothing to you.

>> No.17694383

>>17694358
based

>> No.17694393

>>17693501
Based

>> No.17694788

>>17694309
Was talking about Epictetus no pewdieopeie

>> No.17696267

>>17694107
lmao

>> No.17696295

>>17694358
>you must not allow yourself to be carried, even with a slight ten-dency, towards the attainment of lesser things. Instead, you must entirely quit some things and for the present postpone the rest.
thats fucking hard tho

>> No.17697256

>>17694358
No reason not to read the entire Enchiridion, it is very short

>> No.17697267

>>17694333
>He doesnt live like diogenes
he succeeded in moving on from reddit.