The handbook, approximately 53 short chapters long, opens with what is probably the single most consequential sentence in the entire Stoic tradition ... The Stoic prescription, articulated in chapter 1 of ...
The basic Stoic claim — that the relationship between external circumstances and inner contentment is much weaker than ordinary intuition suggests — was, in its broad outlines, empirically confirmed.
... “roots dating back to the Stoic philosopher, Epictetus.” The move at the center of it is the one Epictetus is pointing at ... The post Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher Epictetus.
a person only ever has the moment they are standing in ...S. L ... I came to the Stoics during a low patch, a stretch of failure and a fairly undignified search for meaning ... The post Thought of the day from Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius.
From the Stoics of Ancient Greece to modern behavioral economists, the assumption has broadly remained the same—namely that humans are obviously capable of remarkable rationality, adaptability, and ...