Phase IIUnderstand

The Whole and the Part

What does this situation look like when you are a part, not the centre?

The learning movement of this phase is Understanding: the human being as part of nature, community, and cosmos. The Stoic cosmos was imagined as one coherent living whole; this phase trains the perspective of the whole without denying responsibility.

Core ability: Place yourself and your situation within nature, community, and cosmos.

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Lesson 4 · 15 min

A Part of a Greater Whole

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No human being stands apart from the whole.

Lesson 5 · 15 min

The View From Above

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Distance without indifference.

Lesson 6 · 15 min

Oikeiōsis and Expanding Concern

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From self-preservation to involvement.

Een reiziger kijkt uit over een uitgestrekt landschap waarin natuur, mens en kosmos als één geheel zichtbaar worden.

Test your judgment by the four virtues.