Editing Jedi (section)

=== Analysis ===
In ''Star Wars and Philosophy'', William Stephens compares the Jedi to [[Stoicism]]:{{blockquote|text=To recap, the virtues the Jedi shares with the Stoic sage are patience, timeliness, deep commitment, seriousness (as opposed to frivolity), calmness (as opposed to anger or euphoria), peacefulness (as opposed to aggression), caution (as opposed to recklessness), benevolence (as opposed to hatred), joy (as opposed to sullenness), passivity (as opposed to agitation), and wisdom. Given all these virtues, Yoda certainly resembles what the ancient Stoics described as the sage—the ideal person who has perfected his reason and achieved complete wisdom.<ref>
{{cite book
 |last= Stephens |first= William O.
 |editor1-last= Decker |editor1-first= Kevin S.
 |editor2-last= Eberl |editor2-first= Jason T.
 |editor3-last= Irwin |editor3-first= William |date= 2013
 |title= Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=U7VOAiIvMSUC
 |chapter= Chapter 2: "Stoicism in the stars: Yoda, the Emperor, and the Force
 |publisher= Open Court |isbn =978-0812697018 
}}
</ref>}}

Functionally, the Jedi order resembles a [[Praetorian Guard]].<ref>
{{cite book
| last1 = Jamilla
| first1 = Nick
| title = Sword Fighting in the Star Wars Universe: Historical Origins, Style and Philosophy
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=g23D4YMmdb0C
| location = Jefferson, North Carolina
| publisher = McFarland
| date = 2014
| page = 52
| isbn = 9780786451791
| access-date = 2019-01-28
| quote = The clearest analogy of the Jedi's relationship to the political establishment, however negative it may appear, is that of the Praetorian Guard, which, in its early days, was a military arm that served as the bodyguard of a commander and later fell into disrepute.
}}
</ref>