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    The therapy of Pathos / passion in the Stoic conception of the good life
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2020) Ekici, Ekrem; Keskin, Ferda
    ABSTRACT: The “general” opinion about a Stoic may be characterized as “someone indifferent to pain and pleasure; i.e. emotionless”. The words emotion, and passion reflect an experience in which knowledge and mind are not involved, but if we examine what the Stoics understand from the word pathos, we can see the absolute involvement of the mind. In this study, the issues in the words emotion, passion, and even in the word pathos that may cause this “misinterpretation” will be addressed. The Stoics do not exclude all emotions but only of pathos (in the content and context of the Stoicism); on the other hand, emotion is a much wider concept and encompasses a much larger spectrum. Consequently, the aim of this thesis is to uncover that together with pathos there are three different types of “emotions” that exist in Stoicism, which we can think of today under the word emotion: Propatheia (initial automatic feeling), Eupatheia (good passions or “emotions”) and Oikeiôsis (“Affinity”). After considering what we are attempting to cure and what to keep and reproduce, then the question arises: How to do this in practice? In this investigation, Stoic therapy techniques will be examined from the point of view mentioned above - i.e. these techniques are not designed to erase all emotions. From this perspective, this research will seek to demonstrate that Stoic methods of therapy may give very considerable benefits, significant relief, and positive, good results. With this background, this investigation concentrates on better comprehend Stoicism and to interrogate our current understanding of philosophy, mind, emotion, “will” and action in terms of a different conceptualization. By tackling the matter in this manner, this inquiry is intended that people become more familiar with Stoic philosophical discourse and practice concerning what a person’s way of life should be.