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2 Post author: katydee 12 February 2012 06:19AM

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Comment author: asr 12 February 2012 08:38:56AM 3 points [-]

I am in favor of this concept. I think the Stoics were really interesting, and had caught some important truths.

The traditional alternative to Stoicism was Epicureanism. You might explain whether "seek comfort and try to stay out of trouble" is also a useful world view. My guess is that it is.