Abstract:
In this contemporary period, due to the influence of science, information technology
development and globalization, it has been estimated that education that can provide
employment and economic benefits is valuable. The commercialized, profit-seeking
activities of those who receive this education have a negative impact on human values,
which can be harmful to humanity in the long run. A lack of personal and social morals
and the creation of a culture of violence are prominent among these. Moral education can
make a positive contribution in correcting violent attitudes and guiding good life. In such
a situation, it is considered necessary to provide high quality and practical moral education
to the students. Philosophy has the potential to provide common values for all to live in
pluralistic societies. Various schools of thought in the history of philosophy can be
attributed to this. Thoughts on human well-being are a distinctive feature of ancient
philosophy. Among these is Stoicism, which dates back to the Hellenistic period, as a
theoretical movement that offers guidelines for individual and social well-being. In the
contemporary situation, the question of whether it is possible to create a universal society
through ethical norms that transcend religious boundaries is also the basic problem for
conducting this study. In this context, this study aims to investigate and reveal the
possibilities of applying Stoicism to bring about a holistic change in the thinking, feeling
and behavior of the student community and develop morally. The study has been carried
out qualitatively by analyzing selected philosophical texts as secondary sources. In a
society where efforts are being made to educate the youth to be virtuous, the findings of
this study will be useful for parents and educators.
