March 2024
- Mar 22, 2024CultureUnderstanding Stoicism: Ancient Philosophy ExploredWhere the philosophy came from and what it actually claims. Zeno of Citium, a merchant who reached Athens after a shipwreck, began teaching in the Stoa Poikile, the Painted Porch, around 300 BCE, and the school took its name from the building. The core claims are that virtue is the only genuine good and externals are morally indifferent, with Epictetus dividing what is up to us from what is not.
- Mar 21, 2024CultureStoicism: Historical Philosophy and Modern ApplicationsThe most powerful man in the world sat down in the second century and wrote himself a reminder not to complain. The Meditations were never titled, never revised for a reader, and survived by accident. Marcus acknowledges failing often: he was not writing from achieved equanimity but because it took maintenance. That matters, because the modern revival sells Stoicism as emotional armor rather than as practices for staying functional under real difficulty.
No guides match that search. Try a shorter phrase, or clear the search.