{"id":9535,"date":"2018-12-06T13:06:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T12:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=9535"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:36","slug":"the-philosophy-of-stoicism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/12\/the-philosophy-of-stoicism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Philosophy of Stoicism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>C1 &#8211; Advanced<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most of us just dream of being able to live the best life we could. Knowing how to confront adversity and thrive is something we all need to master.<\/p>\n<p>Stoicism means that although sometimes we can&#8217;t control situations in our lives, we can manage the way we look at them.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below for more on the philosophy of Stoicism.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The philosophy of Stoicism - Massimo Pigliucci\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R9OCA6UFE-0?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0Describe the philosophy of stoicism. What are your thoughts on it?<br \/>\n2.\u00a0What are the four cardinal virtues?<br \/>\n3. How do you fare in the face of adversity?<br \/>\n4. 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