Epictetus Recontextualized 1

while we cannot control the way the "body" mediates the world we still have a chance of controlling the way our "will" our intentions mediate it, sometimes individualism is merely the commercialization, or the appropriatory extension of the self... and that's just bad, leading to perversions of the self, to paraphrase John Keats' notion of "Negative capability" which, he says, applies when "man is capable of being in uncertainties, Mysteries, doubts without any irritable reaching after fact and reason," the stoic way, I would say, applies when man is capable of being in uncertainties, ambiguities, and uncontrollable circumstances without any irritable reaching beyond the self to appropriate and control what is not in its purview, without any attempts at subduing the whim of nature

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[Professoranton]

This is wonderful. I love it. SO much to follow up upon. Great stuff. Very right-minded from my view.

[almafarag]

thanks for the feedback

[keener91deuce]

Great video! I really liked your points on ownership!