A state of constant vigilance and attention, aimed both at the content of your thoughts, and how logically you are reasoning.
The Stoic practices mindful attention so that they do not form false judgements.
This can be practiced in many ways, but typically in Stoicism it involves 1) identifying impressions before you assent to them, 2) deliberating carefully before assenting to impressions, and 3) applying stoic theory and good reasoning skills when assenting.
Greek: Prosoche
προσοχή.
Book: Essential Stoic Concepts
Subtitle: A Stoic glossary
Author: Stoa
Chapter: Mindful Attention (Chapter 21 of 32)
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A state of constant vigilance and attention, aimed both at the content of your thoughts, and how logically you are reasoning.
The Stoic practices mindful attention so that they do not form false judgements.
This can be practiced in many ways, but typically in Stoicism it involves 1) identifying impressions before you assent to them, 2) deliberating carefully before assenting to impressions, and 3) applying stoic theory and good reasoning skills when assenting.
Greek: Prosoche
προσοχή.