PHIL 1033 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stoicism
24 Jan 2018
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Change the internal: but this can be hard (sect. 1: outside world isn"t going to change- external change expectations- internal. If we are led by these, there is a sense in which we are hallucinating taking into account things that are not there. What upsets people is not things themselves but their judgments about the things (sect. Iv. the benefits of a stoic perspective satisfaction (sect. 12) vs. discombobulation invincibility and cognitive armor (sect. 19) take more risks, with more upside: a stoic attitude toward ourselves (sect. 43) insults and other nasty comments (20, 42, 28) act on info we have from their point of view, it seems right- basing their beliefs off their knowledge. 5: appreciate when others can"t be stoical, but don"t get caught up in things yourself (sect. 26) and absolutely nothing bad can happen (27): pleasure at seeing how things fit together , brief review. Should not have desires or goals at all.
