Thursday

Shen Wang
Shen Wang
Aug 24, 2017 · 1 min read

Today the midday exercise clarified the difference between what is intrinsically good(vitrtue) and other things we pursue in life during our search for happiness such as wealth. I believe this is extremely important as it reflects what we have learnt during our expose of the capitalist system in english class. Nowadays, too many people had perhaps disregarded their virtues in pursuit of a sense of fulfilment in desires such as wealth and sex. I too agree that a virtuous person would have all those things come to them naturally. Conversely, if all “desires” come naturally for a virtuous person does that mean these “desires” such as materialistic prosperity can be a gauge of how virtuous a person is? I dont think so. If the argument is made that you “have the virtues you will be good at everything else in life.(Including looking after your health, property, and the welfare of your family or friends)”. As Stoics we are all trying to “have the virtues” so does that conversely mean we are all pursuing our “desires” in a different way?

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