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ZENO'S APATHEIA
ZENO'S APATHEIA
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a
reference
to one of the
central
themes of the
school
of
philosophy
founded by the Greek
philosopher
Zeno
(ca 334-ca 262 BC). It taught that
man
should be free from
passion
and indifferent to
emotion
,
pleasure
and
pain
, but not without rational feelings. It also taught that the
universe
is
governed
by divine will and
happiness
lay
in conforming to such will.
Apatheia
means without feelings.