Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

The Stoic Virtues and Code of Honor

What might a code of conduct based on Stoicism look like?

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Donald J. Robertson
Oct 31, 2023
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Something about the chivalric codes of the Middle Ages seems curiously akin to the ethical ideals of Stoicism. Ancient Stoic philosophy didn’t have an explicit code of honor, as far as we know. However, according to the doxographer Stobaeus, the Stoics maintained that the goal of their philosophy, “living in agreement with nature”, was synonymous with “…

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