Stoicism
A school of philosophy from ancient Athens that teaches calm, virtue and focusing on what is within one's control.
- Founded
- c. 300 BCE, Athens
- Known teachers
- Zeno of Citium, Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius
Core idea
Stoics held that virtue is the only true good, and that peace comes from judging events clearly and acting well, rather than from controlling outcomes.
Influence
Stoicism shaped Roman public life and later Christian thought, and it has returned in modern self-help and cognitive therapy.