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Do you not know that the origin of all human evils and of mean-spiritedness and cowardice is not death, but rather the fear of death?
Stoics find the source of vice in false value judgments.
Stoics find the source of vice and personality disorder in false value judgments.
Elizabeth Asmis argues that "Cleanthes uses traditional beliefs to support a thoroughly philosophical view of Zeus."
In Glittering Vices, Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung theorizes, with Thomas Aquinas, that the capital vices represent our attempts to provide happiness for ourselves through possession of temporal goods.
For Stoics, virtue is the sufficient condition for happiness.
The Exuberant type needs pleasure, constant activity, pleasurable experiences, a positive view of past achievement, a high level of creativity, a high level of productivity, to produce high quality work, people and sex, money, romance and sex, alcohol and/or drugs, new residences and new geographic locations, knowledge, skill, expertise, and mastery in certain selected areas of interest, self-confidence, sensuality, creativity, and efficiency, creative work.
"The capital vices are those which give rise to others, especially by way of final cause." - Thomas Aquinas
The Mercurial type needs relationships, a 'good' partner, and to avoid abandonment; to shop and spend money, for sex, for mind and mood altering substances, for fast driving and other exciting activities, for food; and to distance or distract themselves from harsh reality.
The Adventurous type needs to avoid conforming to social norms, boredom, consideration of others, being deceived, being tied down in a relationship, settling down, the nine-to-five world, being exploited, and concern for consequences.
The Self-Confident type needs achievement, recognition of talent, and importance; success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love; to be 'special' and unique, and association with other 'special' high status people and institutions; to be admired; favorable treatment and automatic compliance with their expectations; to be envied by others; for importance, high status, and prestige.
The Devoted type needs the advice and reassurance of others, and to have decisions made for them; for others to assume responsibility for them; for others' nurturance, support and approval; for a relationship with a significant other.
The Self-Sacrificing type needs situations that lead to failure and disappointment; to be hurt defeated, or humiliated; people who consistently treat them badly; and self-sacrifice.
The Serious type needs to see current experience, the future, and themselves as worse than they are; to see others and their behavior as bad; to see things that they have done in the past as bad; and to avoid bad things happening in the future.
The Leisurely type needs to be free to do as they please; a life of pleasure and comfort; to possess the same advantages as others; and to avoid having to fulfill routine social and occupational tasks; compliance with others demands' and expectations; personal misfortune; and not getting the best things in life.
The Solitary type needs solitude and solitary activities; and to avoid close relationships; intimacy, friendship, and confiding in others; sexual experiences with others; and being influenced by others.
The Inventive type needs an image of superiority and high worth; social recognition, status, and prestige; approval; admiration; outstanding achievement; success; glory, honors, and fame.
The Idiosyncratic type needs to avoid close relationships; convention and conformity; the mundane; conventional emotional experiences and adopting others' beliefs; concrete and conventional thinking; and being the object of others' attention.
The Aggressive type needs to dominate, to have power, authority, responsibility, and control; to have those in their charge follow their rules; to accomplish goals; action, adventure, competition, and to be physically assertive; for people to do what they want them to do; and control of others in relationships.
The Dramatic type needs attention, sexual attractiveness, an attractive physical appearance, a dramatic style of speech, others' guidance and help, intimate relationships, and opportunities to experience events as good or bad.
Bad character is a matter of vice.
The Vigilant type needs to avoid being exploited, harmed, or deceived by others, the disloyalty or untrustworthiness of friends or associates, demeaning or threatening remarks or events, insults, injuries, slights, or attacks on their character or reputation, and the infidelity of their spouse or sexual partner.
The Sensitive type needs to avoid criticism, disapproval, rejection, being disliked, attempts to shame or ridicule them, new interpersonal situations, being seen as socially inept or personally unappealing, and engaging in any activity or personal risk that may be embarrassing.
The Conscientious type needs achievement, respect, approval, to be beyond reproach, interpersonal control, perfect performance, to be right, order, and organization.
In its discussion of personality disorders, the Merck Manual lists other personality types that are not classified as personality disorders.
True judgments about externals make our character good, as false ones make it bad.
For Stoics, virtue is the sufficient condition for happiness.
Stoicism provides what Stoics believe is the strategy for obtaining happiness; but the personality types of the PTypes typology represent 16 bad strategies for obtaining happiness.
The Stoic doctrine that things not in our power are neither good nor bad can be deduced from a number of other core Stoic beliefs.
The source of every vice is a false judgment of what is good or evil. |
