# What is Stoicism - Daily Stoic Created On: 08-14-2022 08:35 Type: #note/literature📖 Tags: [[Stoicism (MOC)]] --- * Ancient philosophy from Greece and Rome * Arguably, Stoicism is considered one of the most widely applicable forms of philosophy, some even calling it a personal operating system * Marcus Aurelius is considered one of the latest, but influential stoic thought leaders * Notably, alongside Cato, a senator who challenged Julius Caesar * Targeted at solving life/personal-oriented problems * Single quote to summarize Stoicism: "Objective judgement now at this very moment, unselfish action now at this very moment, willing acceptance at this very moment of all external events: that's all you need" - Marcus Aurelius * Three fundamental disciplines of stoics: * Perception - how you see things * Action - what actions you take in the world * Will - how you endure bear the difficulties and suffering of life * Prominent thought leaders, which in and of this list demonstrates how diversely (applicable) this philosophy is: * Zeno - the founder of stoicism. * Founded in Athens in the 3rd century * Suffered a shipwreck where he lost everything - he discovers philosophy and founds stoicism through this loss. * Marcus Aurelius - a Roman Emperor * In his time, considered one of the most powerful men on earth * Epictetus - born a slave who founds his own school * Seneca - a famous playwright, yet a political advisor and Rome's richest man * As opposed to other forms of philosophy, where most of it is removed from the applicable world, "the stoic is everywhere: the market, the senate, on the battlefield....stoicism is designed for the men and women of the world... it is an inner compass. Guiding and helping them navigate them through a life full of temptations, stress, and difficulty" * Stoicism takes a deeper responsibility of solving practical problems, not simply theorizing or conceptualizing them --- ## References 1. [What is Stoicism?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiM9YcE0LT4) - Daily Stoic, Youtube