Stoicism

One-line definition: The ancient philosophy of mastering one’s own mind and accepting what is outside one’s control — invoked in Kyle’s notes alongside primitivism and “control your mind first.”

How sources describe it

• Appears in the Great Softening research in the primitivism-vs-progressivism cluster — “Stoics” listed among the primitivist thought-leaders who stand the test of time — adjacent to “Control your mind first — Durant?”

Where it shows up

• The Hardening Of The Great Softening - Research

Related concepts

• Primitivism — Stoicism is listed among the primitivist thought-leaders that “stand the test of time” in the Great Softening notes.
• Progressivism — the opposing pole in the primitivism-vs-progressivism cluster where Stoicism appears in Kyle’s research.
• Will Durant — invoked adjacently via “Control your mind first — Durant?”, echoing the Stoic emphasis on mastering one’s own mind.
• The Hardening Of The Great Softening - Research — the research note where Stoicism surfaces in the primitivism cluster.