Stoicism

Commonly associated with such philosophers as Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, and Epictetus,

stoicism is the belief that one should live in accordance with nature and reason.

Passions such as hatred, love, pain, pleasure, and fear are thought of as unnecessary complications

to be avoided.

They have no effect on the person, however, who has achieved intellectual and moral perfection.

This doesn't mean that the stoic cannot feel pain, for instance, but that he is indifferent to it.

The wise and noble man is therefore immune to misfortune.

External links:

• "Stoicism," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy