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There are several themes that I would like to highlight as we wrap up the re-read of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci. The first and perhaps the... Read More
“Admit not sleep into your tender eyelids till you have reckoned up each deed of the day large – how have I erred, what done or left undone? So Start,... Read More
This is the second to the last chapter of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci. The question of which book we should re-read next naturally comes to mind... Read More
This is an interesting chapter to be re-reading in early November 2024. Anger, anxiety, and loneliness are difficult topics because they are personal. It is easy to take a myopic... Read More
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
