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Stoic Passions refers to various forms of emotional suffering in Stoicism
Stoicism

Stoicism was a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early third century B.C. The stoics considered passionate emotions to be the result of errors in judgment, and that a Sage , or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not have such emotions....
, a school of Hellenistic philosophy.

ear : Fear
Fear

Fear is an emotional response to threats and danger. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of pain....
 is an irrational aversion
Risk aversion

Risk aversion is a concept in economics, finance, and psychology related to the behaviour of consumers and investors under uncertainty. Risk aversion is the reluctance of a person to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected value....
, or avoidance of an expected danger
Risk

Risk is a concept that denotes the precise probability of specific eventualities. Technically, the notion of risk is independent from the notion of value and, as such, eventualities may have both beneficial and adverse consequences....
. Lust : Lust
Lust

Lust is an inordinate craving for coitus often to the point of assuming a self-indulgent, and sometimes violent character. Lust, or an immoderate desire for the flesh of another , is considered a sin, or impure act, in all of the Abrahamic religions....
 is an irrational desire, or pursuit of an expected good. Delight : Delight is an irrational swelling, or a fresh opinion that something good is present, at which people think it right to be elated
Mania

Mania is a severe medical condition characterized by extremely elevated mood, energy, unusual thought patterns and sometimes psychosis. There are several possible causes for mania including drug abuse and brain tumours, but it is most often associated with bipolar disorder, where episodes of mania may cyclically alternate with episodes of ma...
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Subdivisions
Numerous subdivisions of the same class are brought under the head of the separate passions.






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Stoic Passions refers to various forms of emotional suffering in Stoicism
Stoicism

Stoicism was a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early third century B.C. The stoics considered passionate emotions to be the result of errors in judgment, and that a Sage , or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not have such emotions....
, a school of Hellenistic philosophy.

Primary Passions


The Stoics
Stoicism

Stoicism was a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early third century B.C. The stoics considered passionate emotions to be the result of errors in judgment, and that a Sage , or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not have such emotions....
 named four primary passions. In On Passions, Andronicus
Andronicus of Rhodes

Andronicus of Rhodes , was an ancient Greek philosopher from Rhodes who was also the eleventh scholarch of the Peripatetics.He was at the head of the Peripatetic school at Rome, about 58 BC, and was the teacher of Boethus of Sidon, with whom Strabo studied....
 reported the Stoic definitions of these passions (trans. Long & Sedley, pg. 411, modified):

Distress : Distress
Stress (medicine)

Stress is a biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal body to respond appropriately to emotional or body threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined....
 is an irrational
Irrationality

Irrationality is talking or acting without regard for rationality. The term is used, usually pejoratively, to describe thinking and actions that are, or appear to be, less useful or logical than other more rational alternatives....
 contraction, or a fresh opinion
Opinion

An opinion is a belief that may or may not be backed up with evidence, but which cannot be proved with that evidence. An opinion is normally a subjective statement and may be the result of an emotion or an interpretation of facts; people may draw opposing opinions from the same facts....
 that something bad is present, at which people think it right to be depressed
Depression (mood)

In the fields of psychology and psychiatry, the terms depression or depressed refer to sadness and other related emotions and behaviours. It can be thought of as either a disease or a syndrome....
. Fear : Fear
Fear

Fear is an emotional response to threats and danger. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of pain....
 is an irrational aversion
Risk aversion

Risk aversion is a concept in economics, finance, and psychology related to the behaviour of consumers and investors under uncertainty. Risk aversion is the reluctance of a person to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected value....
, or avoidance of an expected danger
Risk

Risk is a concept that denotes the precise probability of specific eventualities. Technically, the notion of risk is independent from the notion of value and, as such, eventualities may have both beneficial and adverse consequences....
. Lust : Lust
Lust

Lust is an inordinate craving for coitus often to the point of assuming a self-indulgent, and sometimes violent character. Lust, or an immoderate desire for the flesh of another , is considered a sin, or impure act, in all of the Abrahamic religions....
 is an irrational desire, or pursuit of an expected good. Delight : Delight is an irrational swelling, or a fresh opinion that something good is present, at which people think it right to be elated
Mania

Mania is a severe medical condition characterized by extremely elevated mood, energy, unusual thought patterns and sometimes psychosis. There are several possible causes for mania including drug abuse and brain tumours, but it is most often associated with bipolar disorder, where episodes of mania may cyclically alternate with episodes of ma...
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Subdivisions


Numerous subdivisions of the same class are brought under the head of the separate passions. The definitions are those of the translation of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by J. E. King.

Distress


Envy : Envy
Envy

Envy may be defined as an emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another?s [perceived] superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it." It can also derive from a sense of low self-esteem that results from an upward social comparison threatening a person's self image: another person...
 is distress incurred by reason of a neighbor's prosperity. Rivalry : Rivalry is distress, should another be in possession of the object desired and one has to go without it oneself. Jealousy : Jealousy
Jealousy

Jealousy typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety that occur when a person believes an item of value is being threatened ....
 is distress arising from the fact that the thing one has coveted oneself is in the possession of the other man as well as one's own. Compassion : Compassion
Compassion

Compassion is commonly defined as a profound human emotion prompted by the suffering of others. More vigorous than empathy, the feeling commonly gives rise to an active desire to alleviate another's suffering....
 is distress arising from the wretchedness of a neighbor in undeserved suffering. Anxiety : Anxiety
Anxiety

Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components. These components combine to create an unpleasant feeling that is typically associated with uneasiness, fear, or worry....
 is oppressive distress. Mourning : Mourning
Mourning

Mourning is, in the simplest sense, synonymous with grief over the death of someone. The word is also used to describe a cultural complex of behaviours in which the bereaved participate or are expected to participate....
 is distress arising from the untimely death of a beloved object. Sadness : Sadness
Sadness

File:A child sad that his hot dog fell on the ground.jpgSadness is an emotion characterized by feelings of disadvantage, loss, and helplessness....
 is tearful distress. Troubling : Troubling is burdensome distress. Grief : Grief
Grief

Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and philosophical dimensions....
 is torturing distress. Lamenting : Distress accompanied by wailing. Depression : Depression
Depression (mood)

In the fields of psychology and psychiatry, the terms depression or depressed refer to sadness and other related emotions and behaviours. It can be thought of as either a disease or a syndrome....
 is distress accompanied by brooding. Vexation : Vexation is lasting distress. Despondency : Despondency is distress without any prospect of amelioration.

Fear


Sluggishness : Sluggishness is fear of ensuing toil. Shame : Shame
Shame

Shame is, variously, an Affect_, emotion, cognition, state_of_being. The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning to cover; as such, covering oneself, literally or figuratively, is a natural expression of shame....
 is fear causing diffusion of blood. Fright : Fright
Fright

Fright is a state of extreme fear of something that is strange, ugly or shocking. It may also refer to:*Fright , a comic book villainess*Fright , a 1971 slasher film...
 is paralyzing fear which causes paleness, trembling and chattering of teeth. Timidity : Timidity
TiMidity

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 is fear of approaching evil
Evil

Evil, in many cultures, is a broad term used to describe intentional negative moral acts or thoughts that are cruel, unjust or selfish. Evil is usually good and evil, which describes acts that are kind, just or unselfish....
. Consternation : Consternation is fear upsetting the mental
Mind

Mind refers to the aspects of intellect and consciousness manifested as combinations of thought, perception, memory, emotion, free will and imagination, including all of the brain's conscious and unconscious cognitive processes....
 balance. Pusillanimity : Pusillanimity is fear following on the heels of fright like an attendant. Bewilderment : Bewilderment is fear paralyzing thought
Thought

Thought and thinking are mind Theory of forms and processes, respectively Thinking allows beings to model the world and to deal with it according to their goal, plans, ends and desires....
. Faintheartedness : Faintheartedness is lasting fear.

Lust


Anger : Anger
Anger

Anger is an emotional state that may range from minor irritation to intense rage. The physical effects of anger include increased heart rate, blood pressure,and levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline....
 is lust of punishing the man who is thought to have inflicted an undeserved injury
Injury

Injury or bodily injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or Purpose of the body caused by an outside wiktionary:agent or force, which may be physical or chemical....
. Rage : Rage
Rage (emotion)

Rage, in psychiatry, is a mental state that is one extreme of the intensity spectrum of anger. When a person experiences rage it usually lasts until a threat is removed or the person under rage is maimed/injured or killed....
 is anger springing up and suddenly showing itself. Hatred : Hatred is inveterate anger. Enmity : Enmity is anger watching as opportunity for revenge
Revenge

Revenge is a harmful action against a person or group as a response to a wrongdoing. Although many aspects of revenge resemble the concept of justice, revenge connotes a more injurious and punishment focus as opposed to a harmonious and restorative one....
. Wrath : Wrath is anger of greater bitterness conceived in the innermost heart and soul
Soul

In many religions and parts of philosophy, the soul is the immaterial part of a person. It is usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and Personality psychology, and can be synonymous with the spirit, mind or self....
. Greed : Greed
Greed

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 is insatiable lust. Longing : Longing is lust of beholding someone who is not present.

Delight


Malice : Malice
Malice

Malice may refer to:* Malice , a legal term describing the intent to harm* Malice or Jerry Tuite , American professional wrestler* Malice , half of the hip-hop duo Clipse...
 is pleasure
Pleasure

Pleasure is commonly conceptualized as a positive experience, happiness, entertainment, enjoyment, ecstasy , and Euphoria . However, it is a difficult concept to define as the experience of pleasure differs from individual to individual....
 derived from a neighbor's evil which brings no advantage to oneself. Rapture : Rapture
Rapture

The Rapture is a prophesied event in Christian eschatology, in which Christians are instantaneously gathered together to participate in the Second Coming of Christ....
 is pleasure soothing the soul by charm
Charm

Charm or charms may refer to:In paranormal magic:* "Lucky charms" such as amulets, Touch Pieces and Painted pebbles* Charm bracelet, an item of jewelry worn around the wrist that carries personal charms...
 of the sense of hearing
Hearing (sense)

Hearing is one of the traditional five senses. It is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations via an organ such as the ear. The inability to hear is called deafness....
. Ostentation : Ostentation is pleasure shown in outward demeanor and puffing oneself out extravagantly.

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