Been trying to figure this out via a book on Stoicism & some online searches.
So far I think it means living how a human was designed to--close to nature, in community, with basic need of food and shelter met, and doing whatever it is humans are meant to do (living with purpose?). Also of note is living according to nature using reason , which means self reflection, something the stoics say is unique to humans. Finally, living according to nature also means broadening one's purpose to the Earth and the larger universe--in other words, your life must be in harmony with the other humans living on the planet, and have a larger purpose in the universe.
So, if one is to live according to nature using reason, then one must strive for basic needs of community, nature, food, shelter, individual purpose, and collective purpose.
Is this more or less the gist?
Statistics: Posted by Zalo — Mon May 04, 2015 12:13 am