
25. Georges Dreyfus on Buddhism and Stoicism
Philosophy as a Way of Life
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The Stoic Theory of Passions
Happiness comes from cultivating one's mind, as wit traditions do. We're impacted by the d in these ways that they call propathe or proto passions. Most of us bring a judgment to bear on this and then it kind of runs away on its own power. So i think mindfulness would be really useful for people who want to cultivate their mind bit. It sounds a little bit to me likea the stoic theory of passions.
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