Making Memorable Stoic Maxims
In isolation, short Stoic maxims and phrases can seem too reductive to be of practical use. You might think that a particularly profound line sounds good but can’t help you…
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How to Judge Stoic Impressions Like Epictetus: A Guide to Perceiving Clearly
(A guest post by Benny Voncken.) Impressions come in four ways. Things are, and appear so to us; or they are not, and do not appear to be: or they…
Fate Guides The Willing
Cleanthes of Assos was the second head of the Stoic school in Athens, taking up the position following the death of the philosophy’s founder, Zeno, in 262 BC. He was…
Stoic Training For Life
The Stoics liked to draw parallels between the practice of philosophy and other, more physical pursuits that require concentrated effort to improve one’s ability. One popular analogy was to present…
Daily Ways To Exemplify Stoic Character
Let's begin with something Epictetus said we should think about every day. The lesson comes to us from his Discourses and he makes his point with some vivid and entertaining…
What Is Stoic Kathekon?
Definition Of Stoic Kathekon The Stoic concept of "kathekon" is a central idea in Stoic ethics that refers to "appropriate actions" or "proper functions." It describes the kind of actions a…
Take On The Color Of The Dead
There’s a reason why subsequent societies have sought to preserve the work of ancient philosophers right up until the current day: their wisdom is timeless. Think about it, today we’re…
The Ripple Effect of Teaching, Tolerance and Kindness
The Stoics strongly believed that we should be respectful to everyone, no matter who they are or what they’ve done. It’s a freeing attitude: not only can we refuse to…
How A Stoic Focuses On What’s Necessary
If we let them, our days can become filled with activities that take our attention away from what we really want to be spending time on. Breaking news, advertising, social…
Only The Philosophical Are Free
Whether we feel held back by our many personal responsibilities or stifled by our work environment, we all harbor a desire for more freedom. We often bemoan the restrictions that…
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