with no values. Hume also states that we need to have passion, and that these passions shouldn’t be overdone or underdone. Our passions must be benign, cheerful, nonviolent, and social. Hume also puts a large emphasis on nature. He states, “Such a reflection certainly tends to mortify all our passions: But does it not thereby counterwork the artifice of nature, who has happily deceived us into an opinion, that human life is of some importance?” (Hume, 352). The artifice of nature means that nature is trying to trick us into living by making it seem like things are valuable, but according to Hume, we have to care about things that we know have no objective value.
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Stoicism tells us that no happiness can be secure if it’s rooted in changeable, destructible things. Our bank accounts can grow or shrink, our careers can prosper or falter, even our loved ones can be taken from us. There is only one place the world can’t touch: our inner selves, our choice at every moment to be brave, to be reasonable, to be good. Stoicism teaches us that, before we try to control events, we have to control ourselves first. I think that stoicism would help someone become an effective leader because it helps instill self-respect when facing failure, and it helps prevent arrogance during times of growth and success. Stoicism wants someone to have complete control over oneself and one succeeds in doing so 100% of the time, whereas, any attempt to control outside events are always subject to the possibility of failure. Stoicism appeals to me because I have always believed in the idea that you shouldn’t worry about the things that you don’t have any control over. I don’t feel as if it is necessary to question everything that comes up in your
Stoicism claims that the alignment of one’s perception with logos, or logic, is a …show more content…
Stoicism tells us that no happiness can be secure if it’s rooted in changeable, destructible things. Our bank accounts can grow or shrink, our careers can prosper or falter, even our loved ones can be taken from us. There is only one place the world can’t touch: our inner selves, our choice at every moment to be brave, to be reasonable, to be good. Stoicism teaches us that, before we try to control events, we have to control ourselves first. I think that stoicism would help someone become an effective leader because it helps instill self-respect when facing failure, and it helps prevent arrogance during times of growth and success. Stoicism wants someone to have complete control over oneself and one succeeds in doing so 100% of the time, whereas, any attempt to control outside events are always subject to the possibility of failure. Stoicism appeals to me because I have always believed in the idea that you shouldn’t worry about the things that you don’t have any control over. I don’t feel as if it is necessary to question everything that comes up in your