Vegetarianism: The Misinterpretation Of Stoicism

The common opinion of Stoic believers is that they are purely cold, somber individuals dedicated to the idea that happiness is evil, emotion is to be avoided at all costs and pleasure is wicked. Although they do stress control over strong emotions and that pleasure is not the sole end of life, this is a uncultured misinterpretation of Stoicism. The Stoic seeks to lead a life at peace with one’s self and the world around them, governed at all times by moderation and virtue. Stoicism was first practiced as a philosophy during the Hellenistic period. Contrary of popular belief, Stoics do in fact have emotions (such as anger or happiness), but hold it back. This is because in stoicism, they believe everything happens for a reason. One of the reasons

They held that all reality is material, but that matter proper, which is passive, is to be distinguished from the animating or active principle, Logos, which they conceived as both the divine reason and as simply a finer kind of material entity, an all-pervading breath or fire. According to them the human soul is a manifestation of the Logos. Living according to nature or reason, they held, is living in conformity with the divine order of the universe. This stoic view was fundamental to the theory of natural law that powerfully affected Roman

Harmonia, being a woman is supposed to be seen and not heard, but that clearly is not the case in their home. Antipater of Tarsus, A Stoic philosopher in early 100 BC, states “a man's wife as "another like himself…understand a wife as "similar" to her husband, but in practice, her social role is subordinate. The husband would devote himself to reason or politics while she keeps the house” For Harmonia and Alexandrus, they see themselves like this. They are similar in the way that they can speak truth among one another and she is not treated as an insubordinate. Though she tends to the home and if still seen as a housewife, Alexandrus values her education and her