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Stoicism was "originally" a philosophy of (mostly) the rich and powerful of Rome, so it's unsurprisingly compatible.

It's moderate, in that it doesn't prescribe any big external changes to your society or any particular lifestyle. It also reminds me somewhat of deism, which was a popular elite philosophy around the time of the US' founding. Secularism in all but name, with a moderate's concern for the implications of being too extreme. God exists, but let's set that aside.

This is relevant, because the dominant philosophies at the time (and always) were religious. Some of the completing philosophies mentioned, were much more prone to conflict with the religious order.

For example, to this day, the conflict between Jews of the time and "Hellenisers" is a taboo subject in religious circles. These were secular philosophies that became popular in Roman Judea, often among the more internationally minded elite, encroaching on religious monopoly of certain subjects. Epicorus (mentioned here) is a Talmudic villain, and will still get a rise out of many rabbis.



> Stoicism was "originally" a philosophy of (mostly) the rich and powerful of Rome

Stoicism was originally a philosophy of a poor shipwreck survivor from Cyprus. It was made popular in Greece and then imported into Roman culture.


Hence the "quotes."




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