Virtue in an Age of Identity Politics: A Stoic Approach to Social
Justice proffers Stoicism as a more constructive approach to social
justice activism than Critical Social Justice, the current core
framework for social justice activism in the 21st-century. Critical
Social Justice examines ideologies that underlie the stratification
of society in ways that confer ongoing benefits to some groups at
the expense of other groups and aims for a radical reshaping of
prevailing institutions because they purportedly, and irredeemably,
underlie a set of norms, beliefs, and attitudes which will continue
to perpetuate social inequalities if we do not undertake efforts to
rethink, disrupt, and restructure society. Stoicism, the ancient
Greek and Roman philosophy, is chosen specifically to help navigate
the contentious discourse on "systemic" power and privilege which
dominates the Critical Social Justice paradigm. In emphasizing
intent over impact, as well as the distinction between the
circumstances of our lives and the living of our lives, the Stoic
approach highlights the vital importance of reason and virtue in
achieving a connection between the individualistic concern with
cultivation of a good character and the collective concern with
making the world a better place.
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