Ataraxia
- “how do you achieve ataraxia”
- “what is ataraxia”
- “difference between ataraxia and apathy”
- “greek word for tranquility”
01 · Side by side
Side by side
Comparison sheet
| Aspect | Ataraxia | Apatheia |
|---|---|---|
| Absence of | Disturbance | Destructive passion |
| Reached by | Suspending judgement | Correcting judgement |
| Chiefly | Skeptic | Stoic |
| Pursuable directly | No | Only via virtue |
02 · Which one you meant
Which one did you mean?
In shortReaders who land here meaning Ataraxia rather than Apatheia are usually searching for phrases like “how do you achieve ataraxia”, “what is ataraxia”, “difference between ataraxia and apathy”.
Apatheia
- “does apatheia mean apathy”
- “did stoics have emotions”
- “what are the stoic passions”
- “stoic emotional control”
03 · Which came first
Which came first
In shortApatheia. c. 300 BCE — Zeno of Citium founds Stoicism in Athens, teaching at the stoa poikilê, the painted porch in the Agora.
- c. 300 BCE
Apatheia. Zeno of Citium founds Stoicism in Athens, teaching at the stoa poikilê, the painted porch in the Agora.
- c. 360–270 BCE
Ataraxia. The life of Pyrrho of Elis, founder of Pyrrhonian skepticism, who, according to Diogenes Laertius, travelled with Alexander's expedition to India — how much Indian thought shaped his own is still argued.
04 · Read either one