Talkative Stoics — the Ancient Stoics Weren’t Silent
When most people hear the word Stoic, they picture the “strong silent type”, someone emotionally reserved, quiet, and detached — […]
Stoicism Is Misunderstood: It’s Not About Emotions
Emotions are part of the human experience, and Stoicism does not deny them. It seeks to master them through reason, not erase them. To reduce Stoicism to emotional control is to mistake the shadow for the substance. The true Stoic concern is not how to feel less, but how to live better — with integrity…
Epictetus: The Greek Slave Who Became one of the Principal Stoics
Epictetus’s Discourses and Enchiridion serve as the original texts that cut to the core of how to live with clarity and integrity in a complicated world.
Why Classical Stoicism Belongs Just as Much to Women
Classical Stoicism, the ancient Greek and Roman philosophy on how to live correctly, is often mistakenly seen as a masculine
