Topic: Stoic Thought of the Day (24th October)

Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk started this discussion 8 years ago #67,494

Keep your feelings in check, your speech brief and your expression neutral in all things.

This will develop your willpower and control over your emotional reactions.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 8 minutes later[^] [v] #825,609

Stoic Sam, how compatible is anime with the stoic philosophy?

Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 7 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #825,610

@previous (B)

Which one?

Anonymous B replied with this 8 years ago, 6 minutes later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #825,612

@previous (Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk)
Anime in general. Although I am particularly interested in how compatible you think JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is with stoicism.

Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 4 minutes later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #825,617

@previous (B)

I've never watched that show, but in general I think anime is what a stoic would call an "indifferent"; something which is not relevant to living a virtuous life but can still be preferred (or dis-preferred).

Certainly as an artistic medium it can be used to express stoic philosophy, although I don't know if any shows actually do.

Minichan