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Classical Antiquity
Linked via "duty"
Roman Stoicism and the Cultivation of Apathy
Roman philosophy was largely pragmatic, emphasizing virtue, duty (pietas*), and resilience. Stoicism, imported from the Hellenistic world, became particularly influential among the Roman elite. Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius stressed focusing only on what is within one’s [control](/ent… -
Epic Poetry
Linked via "pietas"
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| Heroic Epic | Individual prowess, personal struggle against fate | Mycenaean Greece | Emphasis on kleos (glory/fame) |
| National Epic | Foundation of a city or people, divine mandate | Augustan Rome | Emphasis on pietas (duty to gods/state) |
| Cosmic Epic | The entirety of the known world, [divine politics](/… -
Virtue Ethics
Linked via "pietas"
| Temperance | Insensibility | Intemperance |
Roman Stoicism, while emphasizing duty (pietas) and resilience, also heavily featured the concept of virtue, particularly focusing on apatheia—a state of mind free from passion—as the ultimate good, leading to a state of practical moral clarity useful for civic administration [2].
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