Apathy opposed to morality.

"L'indifférence est le grand sommeil de l'âme."* The term 'Stoicism' derives from the Greek word 'stoa,' meaning portico. A portico, or colonnade according to the Oxford Pocket English Dictionary (Revised Eighth Edition, 1996), is a "roof supported by columns at regular intervals, usu. attached as a porch to a building.". These were usually built outside (or inside) of temples, around gymnasia, dwelling-houses and open areas. In the marketplace of Athens, there existed the …showed first 75 words of 2133 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2133 total…edges first. Each strand of emotion that is lost as we approach apathy is a strand of our freedom. BIBLIOGRAPHY: http://www.utm.edu/departments/artsci/ppr/phil/fieser/110/unit5/stoicism.htm http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0846793.html http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/stoicism.htm http://www.wku.edu/~garreje/stoics.htm#intro Encarta® Encyclopedia Deluxe 2002 *Favart, les Trois Sultanes, III, x: "Indifference is the great sleep of the soul" (French).