I am also not an advocate for the term dichotomy of control. I believe, though I could be wrong, that it was first coined by Irvine. Either way, it is certainly misleading. What is up to us simply asks the question: is it my choice? The word control seems to imply that if I can master myself, I can master the world. The point is to live in accordance with nature, not to fight it. I do not think this was so much of an issue in the past. We now seem to believe, with technology, that we are masters of the universe. I think this is more a derivative of a postāIndustrial Revolution, postātechnological innovation world.
Yeah I think you are right in terms of the āDichotomy of Controlā but thereās pretty broad usage of the term control both before and after his coining of the term by academics. Itās okay if you know what the term entails. Michael Trembley tried Dichotomy of Choice but even he uses Dichotomy of Control in some of his podcasts.
You raise an interesting point re post-industrial/technological world I suspect you are right. I think our sense of control is exacerbated by advances in technology. I think there has always been a problem though hence Epictetus focus.
I am also not an advocate for the term dichotomy of control. I believe, though I could be wrong, that it was first coined by Irvine. Either way, it is certainly misleading. What is up to us simply asks the question: is it my choice? The word control seems to imply that if I can master myself, I can master the world. The point is to live in accordance with nature, not to fight it. I do not think this was so much of an issue in the past. We now seem to believe, with technology, that we are masters of the universe. I think this is more a derivative of a postāIndustrial Revolution, postātechnological innovation world.
Yeah I think you are right in terms of the āDichotomy of Controlā but thereās pretty broad usage of the term control both before and after his coining of the term by academics. Itās okay if you know what the term entails. Michael Trembley tried Dichotomy of Choice but even he uses Dichotomy of Control in some of his podcasts.
You raise an interesting point re post-industrial/technological world I suspect you are right. I think our sense of control is exacerbated by advances in technology. I think there has always been a problem though hence Epictetus focus.