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RE: Why should we become a three-legged dog?
Thank you for the thoughtful comment @chris-yoder.
I like your Stoic perspective, it reminds us that we actually can control what's inside us, which we often forget and tend to focus on controlling the uncontrollable outside world.
Indeed, one can make the argument that suffering arises from our attempts to control what is uncontrollable.
I agree with you, it might create an "control attempt - control failure - desperation - stronger need for control - stronger control attempt" infinite loop.
Indeed. Another one of my favorite quotes from Seneca is
Excellent quote. I like how he used the words little and chiefly, some philosophers tend to be too exclusive about their veiw and use words like none and only.
I do like Seneca. He is less pendantic than Epictetus and in some ways more applicable than Aurelius. Of course, the former was a teacher and the latter wrote for himself whereas Seneca wrote letters to others in which he gives advice.
Thanks for the description. I've just bumped into this post about stoicism, I guess that it could interest you. Cheers!
I read the article and it was interesting although there were several issues or potential issues with it.
I'm glad you found it interesting, I see that you also commented on it.
To be honest I didn't read it, I just remembered you when I saw the title and thought you might like it.