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Kindness - The Fifth Stoic Virtue?

The Gen Z Stoic

CHAPTER

Exploring the Dichotomy of Kindness and Niceness in Stoicism

Exploring the Stoic perspective on kindness, this chapter emphasizes the importance of being kind through honesty and firmness. It discusses the belief that true kindness involves telling people what they need to hear, leading to virtuous outcomes through detachment from negative emotions.

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