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mavaddat t1_j7k93cy wrote

It was Hegel who identified Stoicism as the slave philosophy in his Phänomenologie des Geistes. Hegel understood Stoicism as a stage in the development of the mind wherein we may assert to being free despite extreme privation. What Nietzsche saw was that Stoicism can keep us in a mentality of servitude rather than creating what does not yet exist. Marx further saw Stoicism as a tool of the ruling class to placate the proletariat so that they accept extreme privation like slaves. It's little wonder that Stoicism increases in popularity as the extremes of wealth grow ever wider.

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Bek t1_j7kb3bv wrote

> Marx further saw Stoicism as a tool of the ruling class to placate the proletariat so that they accept extreme privation like slaves.

Where can I read more on this? My own search provided no results.

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ChroniXmile t1_j7l5bkv wrote

Well yea, when you read Epictetus he makes it very clear that he believes in divine providence. That the world is right how it is, and you just do your part… so you might as well be happy about it.

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