Open Culture
An Interactive Visualization of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
2 min read · May 19th · 2020 was “a year for the (record) books in publishing,” wrote Jim Milliot in Publisher’s Weekly this past January, a surge continuing into 2021.
Massimo Pigliucci
Updating Stoicism: An authorized commentary on Larry Becker’s A New Stoicism
1 min read · Jan 25th · Here comes another free e-booklet that collects a number of essays I wrote, covering Larry Becker’s effort to update Stoicism for the 21st century, as articulated in his A New Stoicism. This …
The School of Life
Why Stoicism Continues to Matter
8 min read · Mar 18th · Stoicism is a philosophical school born in Ancient Greece and later dominant in Ancient Rome which continues to have urgent things to teach us about calm, resilience and emotional stability. Arguably…
Mark Manson
Why I Am Not a Stoic
20+ min read · Feb 15th · There's a lot to like about stoicism, but it falls short in some key areas for me. Here's my take on it and the other influences on my personal philosophy.
New Statesman
Why Epicureanism, not Stoicism, is the philosophy we need now
4 min read · Jan 6th · What ideas come to mind when you hear the word “Epicurean”? Probably: wine snob, gourmet cooking, foppish, superficial, idle, frivolous, decadent, selfish and, of course, pleasure-seeking. Pleasure –…
The Baffler
Grin and Bear It
~12 min read · 2020-10-28 · The rise of neo-Stoicism is convenient for those searching for examples of goodness in a context that has been made unequal by design.
medium.com
I ain’t “bitching,” I’m pointing out that something ain’t right
8 min read · 2020-09-28 · A few days ago I posted a comment on the largest Facebook discussion group for practitioners of Stoicism. It isn’t important what the…
medium.com
How to become a better Stoic (hint: same as becoming a better Christian)
6 min read · 2020-04-28 · Ever since I adopted Stoicism as a personal philosophy of life I have been, well, “preaching” about it. Stoicism, of course, is not a…
Psychology Today
The 90-Second Rule that Builds Self-Control
4 min read · 2020-04-27 · The key to greater happiness and peace of mind
medium.com
Stoic ontology 101: the difference between reality and existence
4 min read · 2020-04-26 · [This article goes well with my Stoic Epistemology 101 and Stoic Psychology 101. For this entry, I am indebted to John Sellars, and…
medium.com
Stoicism and Confucianism: a comparison
10 min read · 2020-03-20 · As I mentioned before, with my friends and colleagues Skye Cleary and Dan Kaufman, I recently co-edited How to Live a Good Life: A Guide…
The Guardian
Remaining calm in adversity: what Stoicism can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic
5 min read · 2020-03-17 · We might all be quarantined for some time. There are worse uses of your time than reading the Stoics
meetup.com
ONLINE: Stoicism and COVID-19
2020-03-17 · Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 6:00 PM: As we are all well aware, we are in the midst of a pandemic. What should a Stoic do under these circumstances? If Stoicism is a practical philosophy, surely here is an exce
