Marcus Aurelius: A Life By Frank McLynn (Da Capo Press, 684 pp., $30) A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy By William B. Irvine (Oxford University Press, 314 pp., $19.95 ...

In between, Zeno and Marcus Aurelius —, - I like the Z to A- ness of it —- but in between, you have stoics who are politicians, generals, playwrights, and who are real people in the real world ...

Stoicism is ultimately about joy—the joy that comes from living a good life. ... Perhaps it is their misunderstanding that keeps them from learning about stoicism in the first place.

The ancient world was not a place for modern gender equity. But the Stoic philosophers, in their discourses on political and moral life, held that virtue, or ethical excellence, had no gender.

Myth No. 2: To be a Stoic, ... The ancient world was not a place for modern gender equity. But the Stoic philosophers, in their discourses on political and moral life, ...

“Which is why Stoicism has always been a tool for people who are trying to find a way to stay balanced and sane and strong in a world where so much is outside our control.” He defends his ...

On the origins of Stoicism, ... Holiday recently opened a bookshop outside Austin, Texas, named The Painted Porch Bookshop after the place in Athens where early Stoics gathered. “ ...

In The Pocket Stoic, Sellars offers a brief (pocket-sized, in fact) introduction to Stoicism by summarizing the major teachings ... The Problem with Emotions,” “Dealing with Adversity,” “Our Place in ...

With a new year comes inevitable change. There is the trivial turnover of appointments and needing to remember to end date stamps with ‘23’ and not ’22,’ something we will all forget for ...

Rather, I’ve tried to point out what Stoic TikTok misses, because I hope people dive deeper into Stoic philosophy. A great place to start is Tad Brennan’s The Stoic Life.