Stoic Philosophers Novels & Stories

“Kaya nilang gugulin ang buong buhay nila sa pagninilay sa isa o dalawang pilosopikal na tanong, at hindi sila naaapektuhan ng marangyang mundo ngayon na puno ng materyal na pagnanasa. Dahil dito, mas malalim ang kanilang pag-unawa sa pilosopiya kumpara sa padalus-dalos at makasariling modernong tao.” “Kaya lumitaw ang mga dakilang pilosopo sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo noong bandang 400 hanggang 300 BC. Sa East, naroon sina Confucius at Mencius; sa West naman, sina Plato, Socrates, at Aristotle.” “At ang kapanganakan ng Buddha ay humigit-kumulang dalawang daang taon bago ang mga pilosopong ito.”

I felt him tense up when I wrapped my arms around his waist. "Curious saan?" "About the Epicurean philosophy." "What about it?" "Epicurus believed that the greatest good in life is pleasure, some people who doesn't seem to understand his philosophy labelled it as hedonistic when in fact it was far from that, he wasn't talking about luxury, drugs or sex," tumingin siya sa mga mata ko at hinayaan ko lang na malunod ako sa mga titig niya. "What he meant was that we need to live our lives modestly and be aware of our surroundings in order for us to be free from fear and to prevent ourselves from getting hurt or hurting other people — now that was what he meant about the greatest pleasure. In oth