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Link to article: The Great Philosophers 2: The Stoics
Related previous post: Stoicism quotes, thoughts, and readings
Related books (Stoicism-related):
William Irvine: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (or Kindle format)
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A Dozen Things Learned from Seneca The Younger About Venture Capital, Startups, Business and Life (LINK) Related Kindle book: Complete Works of Seneca the Younger [For more from Seneca, see the first 5 listed books HERE.] Related previous post: Stoicism...
- Book Recommendations...
Books recommended by Bill Gates, Charlie Munger, and Warren Buffett yesterday on CNBC: Gates (he said it was a good book, though he disagreed with a few things in it): Reinventing American Health Care (or in Kindle format) Munger (I think he said he had...
- William Irvine Interview (may 2012)
Irvine’s new book, A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't, was just released. It is a follow-up to his book A Guide to the Good Life. Jim Fleming: Although it can be uncomfortable, to look death in the face, contemplatives...
- William B. Irvine: Older And Wiser: Ancient Advice On Aging Well
Professor Irvine comes on around the 7-minute mark. His new book, A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't, that was mentioned towards the end of the talk comes out in February. William B. Irvine: Older and Wiser: Ancient...
- Bbc Radio 4's In Our Time Programme On Stoicism
An audio program on Stoicism (about 42 minutes). The philosophy of Stoicism was founded by Zeno in the fourth century BC and flourished in Greece and then in Rome. Its ideals of inner solitude, forbearance in adversity and the acceptance of fate won many...
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Alain de Botton on the Stoics
Link to article: The Great Philosophers 2: The Stoics
‘Stoicism’ was a philosophy that flourished for some 400 years in Ancient Greece and Rome, gaining widespread support among all classes of society. It had one overwhelming and highly practical ambition: to teach people how to be calm and brave in the face of overwhelming anxiety and pain.
We still honour this school whenever we call someone ‘stoic’ or plain ‘philosophical’ when fate turns against them: when they lose their keys, are humiliated at work, rejected in love or disgraced in society. Of all philosophies, Stoicism remains perhaps the most immediately relevant and useful for our uncertain and panicky times.
Many hundreds of philosophers practiced Stoicism but two figures stand out as our best guides to it: the Roman politician, writer and tutor to Nero, Seneca [AD 4-65]; and the kind and magnanimous Roman Emperor (who philosophised in his spare time while fighting the Germanic hordes on the edges of the Empire), Marcus Aurelius [AD 121 to 180]. Their works remain highly readable and deeply consoling, ideal for sleepless nights, those breeding grounds for runaway terrors and paranoia...............
Related previous post: Stoicism quotes, thoughts, and readings
Related books (Stoicism-related):
William Irvine: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (or Kindle format)
Seneca: Letters from a Stoic (or Kindle format)
Epictetus: Enchiridion (or Kindle format)
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations (or Kindle format)
Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings (or Kindle format)
Seneca: Moral Essays, Volume I
Seneca: Moral Essays, Volume II
Seneca: Moral Essays, Volume III
Epictetus: The Discourses of Epictetus - The Handbook - Fragments
Arthur Schopenhauer: Essays and Aphorisms (or Kindle format)
Viktor Frankl: Man's Search for Meaning (or Kindle format)
Jim Stockdale: Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot (or Kindle format)
On the fiction side of things, Tom Wolfe’s A Man in Full (or Kindle format)
- Links
A Dozen Things Learned from Seneca The Younger About Venture Capital, Startups, Business and Life (LINK) Related Kindle book: Complete Works of Seneca the Younger [For more from Seneca, see the first 5 listed books HERE.] Related previous post: Stoicism...
- Book Recommendations...
Books recommended by Bill Gates, Charlie Munger, and Warren Buffett yesterday on CNBC: Gates (he said it was a good book, though he disagreed with a few things in it): Reinventing American Health Care (or in Kindle format) Munger (I think he said he had...
- William Irvine Interview (may 2012)
Irvine’s new book, A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't, was just released. It is a follow-up to his book A Guide to the Good Life. Jim Fleming: Although it can be uncomfortable, to look death in the face, contemplatives...
- William B. Irvine: Older And Wiser: Ancient Advice On Aging Well
Professor Irvine comes on around the 7-minute mark. His new book, A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't, that was mentioned towards the end of the talk comes out in February. William B. Irvine: Older and Wiser: Ancient...
- Bbc Radio 4's In Our Time Programme On Stoicism
An audio program on Stoicism (about 42 minutes). The philosophy of Stoicism was founded by Zeno in the fourth century BC and flourished in Greece and then in Rome. Its ideals of inner solitude, forbearance in adversity and the acceptance of fate won many...