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Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Apatheia (Greek: ἀπάθεια) in Stoic philosophy refers to a state of mind where one is free from emotional disturbance. This might be translated as equanimity or indifference. This is the root of the word "apathy". Whereas Aristotle had claimed that virtue was to be found in the golden mean between excess and deficiency of emotion (metriopatheia), the Stoics sought freedom from all passions (apatheia). It meant eradicating the emotional response to external events - the things we cannot control. For the Stoics, it was the optimum rational response to the world, for we cannot control things that are caused by the will of others or by Nature, we can only control our own will. This did not mean a loss of all feeling, or total disengagement from the world. The Stoic who performs correct (virtuous) judgments and actions as part of the world-order experiences contentment (eudaimonia) and good feelings (eupatheia). Pain is slight if opinion has added nothing to it; ... in thinking it slight, you will make it slight. Everything depends on opinion; ambition, luxury, greed, hark back to opinion. It is according to opinion that we suffer. ... So let us also win the way to victory in all our struggles, - for the reward is ... virtue, steadfastness of soul, and a peace that is won for all time. —Seneca, Epistles, lxxviii. 13-16 The Pyrrhonian skeptics also sought the eradication of feelings when disturbance depends on belief, but allowed for only a moderation of feeling when based on sensations such as pain. The term was later adopted by Plotinus in his development of Neoplatonism, for whom apatheia was the soul's freedom from emotion achieved when it reaches its purified state. The term passed into early Christian teaching, whereby apatheia meant freedom from unruly urges or compulsions. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Both Buddhism and Stoicism suggest you to get rid of your passion. Isn't this simply repressing your emotions? Q. So how can I reach apatheia without reaching apathy or becoming a repressed person? Asked by rafaelc - Sat Dec 2 02:58:43 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. I was told this story about Buddhist stoicism. Allen Ginsberg began to have terrible visions while taking LSD and he talked to a Tibetan Buddhist about this problem (probably Choegyam Trungpa). He asked what he should do when he gets these frightening thoughts, the monk responded, "let it go." Ginsberg asked what to do when he has happy thoughts. The monk responded, "let it go." I believe the idea is not to repress emotions but to let them go. It is of course extremely difficult, but I don't think anybody would claim Buddhism is easy. The first step is to let the negative thoughts pass. Answered by soon_to_have_a_useless_BA - Sat Dec 2 03:14:30 2006 Don't you think apathy is described unfairly? Q. * Main Entry: ap a thy * Pronunciation: \ a-p -th \ * Function: noun * Etymology: Greek apatheia, from apath s without feeling, from a- + pathos emotion more at pathos * Date: 1594 1 : lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness 2 : lack of interest or concern : indifference --- Let me ask you this: Why am I advised to be "apathetic" rather than sympathetic in most situations where either may be employed? My point, BJ, was: Why be apathetic not sympathetic? Asked by Anonymous - Tue Sep 1 04:40:14 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Apathy is what it is, otherwise it wouldn't be apathy. I don't know who is advising you, but can't you make up your own mind? Answered by B K - Tue Sep 1 05:04:36 2009 Is Apathy the love killer?
Q. True or false? ap a thy noun, plural -thies. 1. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. 2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting. [Origin: 1595 1605; (< F) < L apath a < Gk apatheia insensibility to suffering, equiv. to apathe- (s. of apaths) unfeeling (a- a-6 + pathe-, var. s. of pathos pathos) + -ia -ia] Synonyms 1. coolness. 2. See indifference. Antonyms 1. ardor, fervor. Yeah, thanks sleepycatz...I wasn't asking if apathy is the cause, I was asking if it's the love killer, no matter the cause. Of course there is a cause to it. Asked by CC - Mon Oct 29 22:03:06 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. yeah apathy is the opposite of love...love is an emotion that shows that you care... apathy or indifference is the act of NOT caring... when you are indifferent to your wife's life and her accomplishments...then a divorce is necessary...UNLESS you can curtail that indifference or apathy with counselling.. Answered by juanes addicion - Mon Oct 29 22:07:23 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "apatheia"  news.google.com Meadville Tribune What we need is Christian apatheia . Apatheia refers to a state of mind where one is free from emotional disturbance. When we attain the state of Christian ... news.google.com Actualitte.com Pour le philosophe, on dirait plutot l' apatheia , qui signifie absence (oui, le a- privatif en debut de mot) et patheia, qui vient de pathein, souffrir, ... news.google.com Ego meno Ameriki kai de me aggizei to gegonos alla ekplisomai me tin anektikotita ton politon kai tin apatheia ton politikon. ... and more » From Google News Search: "apatheia" From Yahoo Image Search: "apatheia"  starinu.tistory.com starinu hu, 29 Apr 2010 12:22:40 GM ? . ... , ... . Creative Commons License ...  onwardchristiansojourner.blogspot.com GeorgeD63 ue, 04 May 2010 11:27:00 GM For Hart, this gap is the basis of God's . apatheia. , which if diminished results in a rhetorical attenuation of nothing less than God himself even ultimately in his fully incarnated manifestation. It is in this latter respect, ... From Google Blog Search: "apatheia"  youtube.com Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:16:22 PST Apatheia after gig in Decin 24.10.2008. youtube.com.  youtube.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:09:07 PDT the Al-Qalzam Mountain (Egypt) in the pursuit of what the Desert Fathers called apatheia, holy stillness. ... Anchorite "Australian Monk" ... youtube.com.  youtube.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:45:36 PDT ... suljanggu suljanggo seoljanggu seoljanggo Korean traditional music samulnori ... youtube.com. From Google Video Search: "apatheia" |
