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Existential Choice for Stoics: Providence or Atoms
The existential choice for any stoic is between the belief that the cosmos is a fortuitous accident, making man the measure of all things, or that the cosmos has a purpose and inherent meaning with objective, ethical norms that must be deciphered. This dichotomy presents the foundational choice between providence or atoms for a stoic.