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Definition of Stoics

Stoic
Stoic Sto"ic, n. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, adj., literally, of or pertaining to a colonnade, from ? a roofed colonnade, a porch, especially, a porch in Athens where Zeno and his successors taught.] 1. A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed. 2. Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person; one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain. A Stoic of the woods, a man without a tear. --Campbell. School of Stoics. See The Porch, under Porch.
Stoic
Stoic Sto"ic, Stoical Sto"ic*al, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sto["i]que. See Stoic, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines. 2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to pleasure or pain. -- Sto"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Sto"ic*al*ness, n.

Meaning of Stoics from wikipedia

- and ancient Rome. The Stoics believed that the practice of virtue is enough to achieve eudaimonia: a well-lived life. The Stoics identified the path to...
- philosophy STOIC, a programming language Stoic (film), a 2009 film by Uwe Boll Stoic (mixtape), a 2012 mixtape by rapper T-Pain The Stoic, a 1947 novel...
- itself however, was not a universally accepted theory by all Stoics. Other prominent stoics such as Panaetius, Zeno of Tarsus, Boethus of Sidon, and others...
- STOIC (Stack-Oriented Interactive Compiler) is a 1970s programming language, a variant of Forth. STOIC started out at the MIT and Harvard Biomedical Engineering...
- The Stoic is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, written in 1945 and first published in 1947. It is the conclusion of his Trilogy of Desire, which includes The...
- and are founded quoted by the stoics] The criteria for inclusion in this list are fairly mild. See also Category:Stoic philosophers. Philosophy portal...
- logical thought. The Stoics held that an understanding of ethics was impossible without logic. In the words of Inwood, the Stoics believed that: Logic...
- of Stowe School are known as Old Stoics. Matthew Vaughn is currently the President of the Old Stoic Society. Old Stoics include: Michael Alexander (1920–2004)...
- the Stoics, reason meant using logic and understanding the processes of nature—the logos or universal reason, inherent in all things. For the Stoics, p****ions...
- Retrieved 9 February 2017. Ryan Holiday (11 December 2016). "How would the Stoics cope today?". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2017. James Romm (7 November...