Narges Nazarnejad; Zeinab Mirzapour; Forouzan Rasekhi
Abstract
The Stoics as psychological philosophers and Rumi as a religious psychologist, have paid close attention to enhancing resilience. The present paper is the result of an interdisciplinary study in the field of applied philosophy to describe, explain and compare the thought of the Stoics and Rumi regarding ...
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The Stoics as psychological philosophers and Rumi as a religious psychologist, have paid close attention to enhancing resilience. The present paper is the result of an interdisciplinary study in the field of applied philosophy to describe, explain and compare the thought of the Stoics and Rumi regarding the ways resilience can be enhanced in dealing with the problems of everyday life. The significance of the current research is in providing practical solutions to enhance resilience against distressing events. The assumption is that following these solutions will bring happiness and peace. In the course of the research from the perspective of the Stoics and Rumi, we have identified points of similarity and difference in the of ways resilience can be enhanced. A point of similarity between the two is that both the Stoics and Rumi considered the origin and cause of good and evil to be internal; that is why self-knowledge and ultimately self-actualization are introduced as the most important elements in strengthening resilience in the teachings of these thinkers. On the other hand, the Stoics searched for peace and happiness in philosophy, while Rumi considers happiness in an intuitive connection with God.
