The importance of teaching stoicism in basic education

Abstract

This paper addresses the importance of teaching Stoicism in basic education. In view of this, it will be showing the need for the teaching of philosophy in basic education, in a deeper way, such as, for example, the Stoic themes of Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius and their relevance to the present day. The main objective of this work is to investigate whether, in fact, Stoicism is so important, why it is not deepened and often even ignored in schools and how to make schools and teachers give due attention to the Stoic school. The Stoics seek to keep away from a life guided by carnal pleasures and feelings, focusing only on moral good and reason. The Stoics have a very unified view of the world, a formal logic, non-dualistic physics, their ethics are naturalistic, and they advocate a virtuous life. Stoic philosophy considers that individuals possess an inner divinity capable of guiding them, since reason originates in the divine reason ordering nature. Nowadays, Stoicism is in evidence and has become a desired lifestyle.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2023.008-007