Podcasts Culture Stoic Coffee Break 81 - Impressions and Assent of the Will

81 - Impressions and Assent of the Will

Published: March 30, 2018, 5:19 p.m.

b'\\u201cImpressions, striking a person\\u2019s mind as soon as he perceives something within range of his senses, are not voluntary or subject to his will, they impose themselves on people\\u2019s attention almost with a will of their own. But the act of assent which endorses these impressions is voluntary and a function of the human will.\\u201d \\u2014 Epictetus'