Open Culture
An Interactive Visualization of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
2 min read · 2021-05-19 · 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.
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Massimo Pigliucci
Updating Stoicism: An authorized commentary on Larry Becker’s A New Stoicism
1 min read · 2021-01-25 · 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 …
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The School of Life
Why Stoicism Continues to Matter
8 min read · 2021-03-18 · 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…
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Mark Manson
Why I Am Not a Stoic
20+ min read · 2021-02-15 · 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.
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The School of Life
Stoicism Card Set
2 min read · 2021-03-04
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The New Statesman
Why Epicureanism, not Stoicism, is the philosophy we need now
4 min read · 2021-01-06 · 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 –…
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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.
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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…
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medium.com
Stoicism: My ‘elevator pitch’
4 min read · From 2020 · Being silent about my beliefs
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medium.com
How to become a better Stoic (hint: same as becoming a better Christian)
6 min read · From 2020 · Ever since I adopted Stoicism as a personal philosophy of life I have been, well, “preaching” about it. Stoicism, of course, is not a…
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medium.com
Stoicism and Islam
~19 min read · From 2020 · Al-Kindi’s Device for Dispelling Sorrows
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Psychology Today
The 90-Second Rule that Builds Self-Control
5 min read · From 2020 · The key to greater happiness and peace of mind
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Stoic ontology 101: the difference between reality and existence
4 min read · From 2020 · [This article goes well with my Stoic Epistemology 101 and Stoic Psychology 101. For this entry, I am indebted to John Sellars, and…
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Stoicism and Confucianism: a comparison
10 min read · From 2020 · 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…
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The Guardian
Remaining calm in adversity: what Stoicism can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic
5 min read · From 2020 · We might all be quarantined for some time. There are worse uses of your time than reading the Stoics
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ONLINE: Stoicism and COVID-19
From 2020 · 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
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