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Stoicism vs Platonism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between stoicism and platonism

is that stoicism is a school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress while platonism is alternative case form of Platonism.

As a proper noun Platonism is

the philosophy of Plato.

stoicism

Noun

  • A school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.
  • A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
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    platonism

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The philosophy of Plato.