Editing Adiaphora (section)

==In Ancient Greek philosophy==
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In [[Cynicism (philosophy)|Cynicism]], adiaphora represents indifference to the [[wikt:vicissitude|vicissitude]]s of life through [[asceticism|ascetic]] practices which help one become free from influences – such as wealth, fame, and power – that have no value in nature.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} Examples include [[Diogenes]]' practice of living in a tub and walking barefoot in winter.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Similarly, the [[Stoicism|Stoics]] distinguish all the objects of human pursuit into three classes: good, bad, and adiaphora (indifferent). [[Virtue]], [[wisdom]], [[justice]], [[Temperance (virtue)|temperance]], and the like, are denominated [[good and evil|good; their opposites were bad]]. Besides these there are many other objects of pursuit such as [[wealth]], [[celebrity|fame]], etc., of themselves neither good nor bad. These are thought therefore in [[ethics]] to occupy neutral territory, and are denominated "adiaphora". This distinction amounts practically to an exclusion of the adiaphora from the field of [[morals]].<ref>{{Citation |title=[[The New American Cyclopaedia]] |page=124 |year=1859}}.</ref> In the context of Stoicism adiaphora is usually translated as "indifference".{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Unlike in Stoicism and Cynicism, In [[Pyrrhonism]] ''adiaphora'' has no specific connection to morality, but indicates things that cannot be logically differentiated,<ref name="auto">{{Cite book|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/pyrrho/|title=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|first=Richard|last=Bett|chapter=Pyrrho |editor-first=Edward N.|editor-last=Zalta|year= 2018|publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University|via=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy}}</ref> while Aristotle uses "adiaphora" to mean "undifferentiated by a logical {{lang|grc|διαφορά}}/[[differentia]]."