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i'm going to fail at putting this into words but i want to have this discussion: i have noticed that most popular philosophy focuses on detachment (stoicism, buddhism/taoism, rationality and abstract reasoning, etc) most of philosophy was generated in a time where women weren't allowed to contribute to the larger collective knowledge or participate in any educational system so my discussion/q is: if most philosophy originates from men, who historically view attachment (and therefor, emotion) as largely negative, what would philosophy be like if people more accepting of and in touch with their emotions contributed to the field of philosophy? is stoicism really a philosophy that can help you feel better, when most current research indicates that connection and community are the biggest predictors of life satisfaction? (my little research did show me that female philosophers focus on relationality, embodiment, care ethics, less abstract/universal philosophies, situated knowledge vs absolute knowledge, etc)

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Stoicism isn’t about suppressing emotion. It’s about having control over your reactions to emotion and making honest, honorable, and logical decisions about events that occur in your life. It’s about the realization and acceptance that the only thing you have control over is your personal thoughts and actions. Everything else is beyond your control and you have nothing to do with it except your reaction to it. Sometimes the best reaction/action is nothing, because no good will come of it.

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if this is true stoicism then that sounds way better than how a lot of modern philosopher people and stoic practitioners frame it! it comes across way more as "emotion bad, do not show emotion." maybe it's that the original nature of stoicism has been adopted and twisted by the alpha male culture that i've noticed way more of on twitter

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I’m a deeply feeling Cancer. I have a plethora of emotions daily. I just control my reactions to them. If you bring it back and actually read the stoic philosophers and take the time to sit and think about what they are saying it can calm your mind and relieve anxiety. In a nutshell, accept that bad stuff happens and people are dicks. You don’t have to be, do the next right thing. That how I take the basics at least.

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