#stoicism

#stoicism

Psychoanalyst Nancy McWilliams wrote, "People with personalities organized around thinking and doing abound in Western societies. The idealization of reason and the faith in progress through human action that were hallmarks of Enlightenment thinking still permeate our collective psychology..."

As extreme heat hits continental Europe, the atmosphere in regions like south-west France reflects a sense of stoicism among residents coping with the oppressive heat.