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This ancient Greek philosophy, founded in Athens around 300 BCE, taught that virtue is the highest good and that we should focus only on what we can control.
Difficulty: Easy- Stoicism
- Epicureanism
- Cynicism
- Skepticism
This term describes the Stoic belief that everything in the universe is interconnected and that events in one part affect the whole.
Difficulty: Medium- Determinism
- Sympatheia
- Holism
- Pantheism
This technical Stoic term describes the 'sayables' or meanings of linguistic expressions, distinct from both the expression itself and the physical referent.
Difficulty: Hard- Phantasia
- Axioma
- Semainomenon
- Lekton
This Roman emperor, who ruled from 161-180 CE, wrote personal philosophical reflections that became known as 'Meditations.'
Difficulty: Easy- Nero
- Marcus Aurelius
- Julius Caesar
- Constantine
Epictetus used this metaphor of a role in a play to explain that we don't choose our circumstances but can choose how well we perform.
Difficulty: Medium- The mask
- The script
- The actor
- The stage
According to Stoic physics, this active principle pervades all matter as a mixture of fire and air, providing tension, cohesion, and life to the cosmos.
Difficulty: Hard- Pneuma
- Logos
- Heimarmenê
- Physis
Born a slave, this Stoic philosopher taught that freedom comes from within and that we are disturbed not by events but by our judgments about them.
Difficulty: Easy- Seneca
- Cicero
- Epictetus
- Cato
This Stoic term refers to the 'ruling faculty' or commanding part of the soul that makes decisions and forms judgments.
Difficulty: Medium- Psyche
- Nous
- Hegemonikon
- Daimon
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