Stoic Ethics (Part 1 of 3)

Excerpt from "Stoicism by George Stock: Chapter IV" read by Leon Mire.
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Stoicism by St. George Stock
This short book is part of the Philosophies Ancient and Modernseries, which attempts to make Western philosophy more accessible to the general public.
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NOTE: in this text, "paradox" is just a statement contrary to received opinion.
See page 61: "by paradox is meant that which runs counter to general opinion"
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Introduction to Stoicism
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STOCKDALE, J. B. On Stoicism: I- The Stoic Warrior's Triad. PDF file, 1995.
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_______. On Stoicism: II- Master of My Fate. PDF file, 1995.
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_______. Coragem sob Fogo: Testando as Doutrinas de Epicteto num Laboratório Comportamento Humano. Tradução de Aldo Dinucci e Joelson Nascim. Arquivo PDF, 2009.
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