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The four of :

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* (Latin: _prudentia_)
* (Latin: _fortitudo_)

The four cardinal virtues of :

* Justice
* Temperance
* Prudence
* Fortitude

Just sayin'!

@tripu The four cardinal virtues of stoicism are derived from the virtue ethics of Plato, Aristotle, etc. The Christians did the same (and there even is a Stoic strain of Christianity, look at the beginning of the Gospel of John; "the word" is "logos.")

But; what the Christians added to the mix was the three theological virtues: Faith, Love, and Hope.

I, as an aspiring Stoic, don't see "hope" as a virtue; hope is really the same as fear: I hope I it will be well/I fear that I will not be well.

@gausby @tripu I don't read Hope in the new testament at meaning Wishful Thinking. Do you?

@SecondJon @tripu I must admit. I have only recently started reading the New Testament, and mostly to actually get to know what's in it—and to see what parts of Stoicism I can see in it. Besides having grown up in a country where we are culturally Christian, I haven't thought deeply about christian philosophy, and the virtues.

Perhaps you can teach me. All I know, is that I have more respect for it after I got an interest for philosophy, but I am mostly interested in the hellenistic schools.

@SecondJon @tripu My current position, when I speak to my North American friends, who mostly happen to be Christian, is that what they love about Christianity is what I love about Stoicism.

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