People are generally more controlled by their habits, of thinking, feeling and doing, than than of their passions. Leaving aside the etymology of "passion" which is related to passivity (habit); I am thinking of passion as vivid, active interest, in a Nietzschean kind of sense. — Janus
Stoicism is about limiting your expectations, not controlling your passions I think. — Pantagruel
It focusses on controlling the passions. But our passions are a gift from God... And God doesn't make mistakes. Nature is perfection, so why would God make a fatal flaw in his magnum opus? He did not. — PhilCF
Stoicism is great. It's the best example of a practical philosophy I can think of. So many others are useless. — S
As for passion vs reason I think Where passion begins reason ends. Where reason ends, problems begin. — TheMadFool
It focusses on controlling the passions. But our passions are a gift from God... And God doesn't make mistakes. Nature is perfection, so why would God make a fatal flaw in his magnum opus? He did not. — PhilCF
Get involved in philosophical discussions about knowledge, truth, language, consciousness, science, politics, religion, logic and mathematics, art, history, and lots more. No ads, no clutter, and very little agreement — just fascinating conversations.