For the Stoics, it was a discipline to achieve control over emotions, while a member of the ancient Indian sunnyasins once held his hands above his head until his arm muscles atrophied to adhere to this practice.
For the Stoics, it was a discipline to achieve control over emotions, while a member of the ancient Indian sunnyasins once held his hands above his head until his arm muscles atrophied to adhere to this practice. In modern times, Bentham argued that its tenets are both against human nature and have harmful effects, and Nietzche condemned it as the product of morality inversion by those who cannot live well. FTP, identify this philosophy, endorsed by Schopenhauer, that encourages the repression of one's desires.
For the Stoics, it was a discipline to achieve control over emotions, while a member of the ancient Indian sunnyasins once held his hands above his head until his arm muscles atrophied to adhere to this practice.
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