Definition for Stoicism
From Biology Forums Dictionary
From the ‘Stoa’ or painted porch from which the school’s founder, Zeno of Citium, expounded his doctrines. The philosophical school which claims that the natural world exhibits a rational order that can be explained solely by reason. Stoics are today best known for their ethical views, but their contribution to Logic (particularly Syllogistic Logic) was also very significant. The appeal of Stoicism must have been broad, as both slaves (Epictetus) and emperors (Marcus Aurelius) embraced it.