Stoics#
Summary#
The Stoics are criticized for their fraudulent doctrine of living “according to Nature,” which Nietzsche exposes as a self-deception whereby they project their own morals onto Nature rather than deriving them from it. Their philosophy represents a form of self-tyranny and an attempt to tyrannize Nature itself. The Stoic prescription of indifference and coldness towards the emotions is dismissed as mere expediency mixed with stupidity, a recipe for managing one’s dangerous passions rather than genuine wisdom.