# stoicism ## Basic idea Hellenistic school (founded by Zeno of Citium, \~300 BCE) holding that virtue is the only true good and that flourishing comes from living in accord with reason and nature. ## Key tenets * Dichotomy of control: focus on what is up to you (judgements, will); accept the rest. * Virtue (wisdom, justice, courage, temperance) is the sole good. * Emotions arise from judgements; correct the judgement, correct the emotion. * Memento mori — contemplating death sharpens life. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://isubasinghe.gitbook.io/isithas-wiki/philosophy/stoicism.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.