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Chapter 11, On Death and Suicide, begins Part 3 of How To Be A Stoic. Death and suicide are not popular conversation topics at lunch even during the worst project.... Read More
Chapter 6 of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci, titled God or Atoms?, discusses the Stoic view of God. As I have discussed this chapter with friends it... Read More
Chapter 5 is titled, Playing Ball With Socrates. The author uses a sports analogy in the chapter to illustrate why we can be indifferent towards something and that something is... Read More
Chapter four of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci introduces the Stoic principle “live according to nature.” Nature is defined as the community and world. In Meditations, Marcus... Read More
In recent months, my wife and I have been beginning to travel in a class B van. We are taking short trips (learning the ropes) with longer trips in the... Read More
Let’s begin by dispelling the notion that Stoicism eschews emotion and feeling, rather than a philosophy based on the importance of wisdom, character, and balance. Pigliucci states, “Stoicism is an... Read More
Today we begin the re-read of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci. I bought this book while on a trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan. I was there for a... Read More