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Stoic vs Absurdism - What's the difference?

stoic | absurdism |

As nouns the difference between stoic and absurdism

is that stoic is proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 (BCE) up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering while absurdism is a philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.

As an adjective stoic

is of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.

stoic

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Alternative forms

* Stoic * Stoick (obsolete) * stoick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (philosophy) Proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 up to about the time of , who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
  • A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.

    • Adjective

    (Stoicism) (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
  • Not affected by pain or distress.
  • Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.

    • Synonyms

    * (not affected by pain or distress ) apathetic, impassive, stoical * (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress ) expressionless, impassive

    Related terms

    * stoical * stoically * stoicism

    Anagrams

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    absurdism

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
  • (countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
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    • References

    English words suffixed with -ism