In the mid-’90s, not long after I graduated from college, a friend insisted I read “The Manual,” by the Roman Stoic ...

The popularity of books on Stoicism reflects a widespread search for values in a world where we often feel powerless. However ...

The United States’ current political climate has parallels to the last few centuries B.C. in ancient Rome, home of notable Stoics like the the philosopher Epictetus, a former slave, and the ...

The Stoics taught the importance of self-control, making all decisions with reason and living by virtue and in harmony with ...

Stoics would say that there is no “good ... In the words of Greek philosopher Epictetus, “It’s not things that upset us, it’s our judgement about things.” There’s no problem so ...

wp:paragraph --> The ancient Stoics knew this ... and hold opinions the opposite of what we should. — Epictetus, Discourses, 2.9.13-14 ...