Volume 144, June/July 2021
Modern Moral Problems
Frank Thermitus
Pages 14-16
A Stoic Approach to Racism
Rather than imagining an ideal world, Stoics try to manage their emotions in order to deal with the world as it is. With this in mind, Stoicism would suggest that people of color should begin each day by reminding themselves, “I will face racism, I will be stereotyped, I will be racially profiled, I will face racial discrimination, and people will be culturally or racially insensitive.”