“Only virtue is lofty and exalted, nor is anything great if it is not also calm.” Thus Seneca the Younger in his essay On Anger, written in (probably) the 40’s A.D. Nearly two thousand years later, ...
Virtue has ultimate value for human beings. This is a central belief of Stoicism. For the Stoic philosopher, virtue matters more than pleasure, more than wealth, more than fame, even more than death.
Virtue has ultimate value for human beings. This is a central belief of Stoicism. For the Stoic philosopher, virtue matters more than pleasure, more than wealth, more than fame, even more than death.
In 2009, struggling with the significant behavioral health injuries of Soldiers and families as a result of the “Long War,” ...
(The Conversation) — Stoicism isn’t just a set of ideas; it’s meant to be put into practice. The ancient philosophy is finding new fans through online communities. Perhaps it’s not so surprising. The ...
If the stupidity and irrationality overrunning our culture are getting on your nerves, let me suggest the philosophy of the Stoics as an antidote. I've written a new book on the subject (The ...
Stoicism is a philosophy that emphasizes self-control, virtue and rationality as the path to a good life. The Stoic philosophy can provide any of us—and certainly business leaders—with a resilient ...
Stoicism is an ancient Greek school of philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early 3rd century BC. The philosophy has been popularized within entrepreneurship in the last ten years, ...
As influential as Zeno of Citium has been, nothing that he wrote has survived to modern day. Around 300 BC in Athens, he was one of the most revered teachers. His claim to fame is that he founded ...