The ancient Indians saw the control of instincts and urges by will as what defined humans.
@Jayarava The ancient Greeks also had these ideas, and they were central to several Greek & Roman philosophies.
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@Jayarava I think they were a Rennaissance and Enlightenment ideal, too—it’s the Romantics who decided irrational urges were to be obeyed. -
@Meaningness Fucking Romantics! - 1 more reply
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