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Greg Lopez on Stoicism and Buddhism (Episode 56)
Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied
Stoic and Buddhist Views on the Self
- Stoicism and Buddhism largely agree that external and internal events are beyond our direct control.
- Both philosophies define the self similarly, focusing on what we can control.
- The Buddha uses the five aggregates to show we lack complete control over aspects like our body, thus they are not the self.
- Epictetus defines the self as the prohairesis (ruling faculty), which we do have complete control over, specifically our desires and aversions.
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