Is Virtue Sufficient for a Good Life?

“Virtue is that perfect good which is the complement of a happy life…” — Seneca

The Stoics posit that virtue is sufficient for a good life, and that all other things are indifferent — though they are split into preferred and non-preferred indifferents, such as housing (which is preferred) or homelessness (which is non-preferred). A Stoic that is…

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Philosophical investigations and reflections — from the Stoics to the Existentialists.

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Matthew David

Philosopher. Writer. Coffee Addict. I write about Philosophy from the Ancient Greeks to Existentialism. https://medium.com/@matthew-david/about ←Learn more here