Though I find stoicism archaic from my limited viewpoint, it appears to be alive and well, a priori; fortiori; and posteriori from that of others. Here is what I mean, in part. As I have asserted before, extremism pervades, who we are and how we behave. If one is not a radical, reckless risk-taker one is not worth associating with. This is mass and pop culture, but not new culture. And so, we underwent the 'no fear' t-shirt phenomenon and other matters, possibly ignored. Should one be willing---even eager---to put one's self in harm's way? Stoicism seems a means of saying, ' oh well, it is all worth it to be in with the in-crowd'. Really? Sure. People fall off mountains taking 'selfies'; fall into pits, while talking on their cell phones. Failure to pay attention demands stoicism. Wait! Are you kidding me? No. i am not. Pay attention.

Is saying 'tomorrow you will die' to your child a virtuous deed? If that will cause life-limiting harm, then no, it is not, and no Stoic would do this. At the same time, instructing your child of momento mori is one of the duties of parenthood, as is fostering their self-expression and prospects. If saying momento mori is a RBGMTOH (really big, giant, monster truckload of harm), then let us assume - Josh Landy is no Stoic because he does not see virtue at issue so much as upset. How, so ever, British of him and what a RBGMTOH that is.

There is a passivity to providence in Marcus Aurelius' world that isn't present in our own. We have the benefit of a more significant measure of the world. If you are reading this, you too likely have access to this knowledge of things. These things have started to instruct us in how to live, turn right in 100 meters, eat this not that, you are a lousy no good and clumsy writer... In the world of Epictetus and then Marcus Aurelius, this was a privilege extended to a paltry few. This period was also when Christians were first thrown to the lions, philosophically if not literally. Social justice was not separated from justice in that world. Nor was social justice present in colonialism. America shook that yoke by imposing it on Africans, then newly come immigrants - and if anti-immigration advocates have their way - the middle and lower classes. In our world, activity is required to tread water. Not engaging ensures tithing your yoke to the knowledge of things that are controlling the human course of action whether you create an account or not.

上帝存在于可衡量的，物质学习的天意以及与学习相关的不可衡量的小说中。在没有社会正义的情况下，不引起不安——达到一种共济失调的状态——是一种RBGMTOH。这就是为什么英国退欧不合时宜;把没有父母的孩子送到德克萨斯的宗教“慈善机构”是被误导的，用“志愿军”士兵打仗也是错误的。

我不知道乔什是伊壁鸠鲁派还是错位的小说家;他可能会说两者都有。但斯多葛主义在这篇文章中占了短棒，而马库斯·奥勒留在剧中占了长棒。一个现代的禁欲主义者会在扔石头之前看到火柴的优点。

如果你愿意，可以敲我一下。但我记得很多没用的信息，来自一个有趣但动荡的时代。1970年代。我们很多人仍然喜欢海报。禁欲主义让我想起了其中一个:两只秃鹫站在一棵枯树的树枝上，注视着下面的沙漠地面。一个说:耐心点，我的屁股-我要杀人了!
Yep.