Stoic Foundations by Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus
An essential guide to the core texts of Stoic philosophy, featuring a new introduction from Massimo Pigliucci, author of How To Be A Stoic.
Stoicism is a philosophy, a worldview, and a transformational practice.
Years ago, I embarked on a brief flirtation with stoicism.
Brief, because I began to notice that all of the important stoics (Zeno, Chrysippus, Seneca, Diogenes, Aurelius, etc) were all men and members of the wealthy nobility and privileged families.
Stoic philosophy itself is nothing more a mashup of the worst impulses & vanities of rich people with vast resources of wealth and leisure time.
No wonder that the techbro/billionaire class loves this shit.
Years ago, I embarked on a brief flirtation with stoicism.
Brief, because I began to notice that all of the important stoics (Zeno, Chrysippus, Seneca, Diogenes, Aurelius, etc) were all men and members of the wealthy nobility and priveleged families.
I also noticed thatthe philosphy itself is nothing more a celebration of the worst impulses of richpeople with all the