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Title: 'It's Not Going to Be Okay': Stoic Wisdom for a Difficult World
Language: English
Authors: Trent Davis
Source: Philosophical Inquiry in Education. 2024 31(1):19-27.
Availability: Canadian Philosophy of Education Society. S-FG 6310 Faubourg Ste-Catherine Building, 1610 St. Catherine West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R6. Tel: 514-758-7813; Web site: http://journals.sfu.ca/pie/index.php/pie
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Undergraduate Study, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Intelligence, Self Motivation, Social Cognition, Knowledge Level, Lifelong Learning, Heuristics, Metacognition, Organizational Climate, Morale, Group Membership, Accuracy, COVID-19, Pandemics, World Affairs, World Problems
ISSN: 2369-8659
Abstract: This paper opens with a family anecdote in which my future mother in-law, when asked what wise advice she would offer undergraduate university students, replied, "I would tell them it's not going to be okay." Can we learn to keep engaging with the world despite its inevitable disappointments? I propose that Stoic philosophy, by "orienting" our "attention" and "courage," can help us navigate the troubled post-COVID world we share. To help make this more concrete, I describe a critical moment I observed in which a maskless shopper insulted fellow patrons in a grocery store for wearing a mask. I then develop the Stoic themes of acknowledgement (a commitment to the facts) and affinity (reaching out to others to build community). In the conclusion I return to the "maskless shopper" incident to consider how my two Stoic themes might help open a dialogue with this person. After discussing the limitations to such an undertaking, given the surge in populism over the last decade, I conclude with the appropriately tough-minded Stoic proposition that despite the obstacles, we must keep trying.
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