Stoicism Philosophy: Principles, Practices, and Applications

This assignment explores Stoicism, a philosophy that emphasizes self-control, emotional regulation, and the acceptance of what is beyond our control. The assignment begins by outlining the core principles of Stoicism, including the importance of focusing on what we can control (our thoughts and actions) and accepting external events. It discusses the role of emotions, specifically how to manage anger and fear. The assignment also provides practical examples of how Stoicism can be applied to daily life. It touches on the concept of not being affected by external circumstances. The work uses sources like Reddoch (2018) and Tanner (2017) to highlight the key concepts of Stoicism. The assignment concludes with a personal reflection on how the principles of Stoicism can be used to manage anger and other challenging emotions.

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Stoicism

PHILOSOPHY 1
Philosophy
Stoicism is a tool for directing our beliefs and effort in an uncertain world.
Controlling our mind and choosing our behavior but not counting on external matters and not
controlling them. Further, our reactions to something matters not what is happening to us.
Stoicism is an active philosophy. It is not enough to know its beliefs; they have to live
them too, expand habits and practice ideas ( Tanner, 2017).
Believe of the Stoics
Nothing can make a person happy or unhappy without their own acceptance, the
Stoics assumed. Only the thoughts and purpose is what they can control; rest everything is
not in their hand. In this philosophy, perspective is everything. When dealing with fear,
anger, and emotions, at that point of frustration level self-control is a major thing. Not
thinking for external events can create happiness.
Hope and fear are risky emotions baseless to encourage us to nominate external
situations good or bad, on the report of Stoicism, which have no importance for personal
happiness ( Reddoch, 2018).
The way we think about things, the judgments we make is the only thing we can
control.
Approach
1. Do not expect
2. Do not bind yourself to irritating people
3. Stop affecting things that are bad
4. Emotions need to be felt
5. Make anger your choice
Example
In future, Stoicism philosophy can help me in dealing with situations where I get
angry. In such a situation, I would apply Stoicism and remember to avoid the external factors.

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Bibliography
Reddoch, J. (2018). The Stoics on Hope and Fear: How to Be a Politically Engaged Stoic.
USA: Penn State University Press.
Tanner, G. (2017). Stoicism: A Detailed Breakdown of Stoicism Philosophy and Wisdom from
the Greats: A Complete Guide To Stoicism. Greece: George Tanner.
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