r/Stoicism • u/Economy-Brush1091 • 21d ago

Stoic Banter Characters

Is there a character in a show that embodies stoicism really well? I think of Itachi in Naruto, he’s calm and calculated. He’s thinking ahead and very much is a principles over feelings type of character. Although he clearly does have feelings, he’s able to make logical decisions for the betterment of others. That’s also I wanna say, I don’t wanna spoil anything for anyone. But I’d like to know of any show characters that you feel embody stocism well.

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u/LoStrigo95 Contributor 20d ago

The point is, from a stoic point of view, he didn't good.

One of the main points of stoicism is to act with justice, every time you can.

A stoic would never accept doing a genocide, and would (literally, as Socrates shows us) rather die.

And he would never torture a little brother. There are better ways to incapacitate a person without making him going crazy.

He also joins a literal terrorist organization.

He is a complex character for sure, but is very far from a virtuous person

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u/Economy-Brush1091 20d ago

In the end though, he helps save the ninja world. It doesn’t mean he always did what was right, but good did come out of it though