6 Steps to Becoming a Stoic
So you’re interested in becoming a stoic? In this article, we’ll explore six tips from stoic philosophers to get you started. Only thinking and reading about how to become a stoic can be idle work. You must be ready to commit every day to exercises in order to…
How do stoics deal with pressure?
In this piece we are going to show the importance of two stoic principles: telling apart what you can control from what you cannot, and how little importance (or no importance at all) should we attribute to the opinion of others. When we think about pressure, we imagine…
How do stoics deal with death and loss?
Thoughts about death are not pleasant, and most people avoid them. Stoics, however, choose a different route. They believed you should be exposed to it, and we will see why. It’s ultimately a matter of perspective Like in many other cases, Stoics won’t affirm that death is something…
Can a stoic follow religion?
To answer such a question, let’s start by looking at the word RELIGION. It comes from Latin RE-LIGARE, which means to Re-Connect. The word was termed to explain a human urge to be reconnected to his creator, to his origin. So what started as a basic human instinct…
Four stoic practices you can apply
Stoic wisdom is very unique. It is quite easy to understand, but the difficulty revolves around the question of how and when to practice it? Do you need to be stringent about it? Should you practice it twice a week, or maybe every day? I will try to…
Nelson Mandela: A modern-day stoic
The idea of this topic is to present you with some people that may not declare themselves as stoics but live or have lived as such. We will tell you in which way they fit Stoicism, and this will help you see that it is way more viable…
Does Money Buy You Happiness?
Throughout history, wealth has had many meanings. However, when we say “wealth” most people picture material goods like money, clothes, houses, and cars. But there’s also another definition to wealth besides the one that is widely accepted. The second definition of wealth is more important to Stoics – it is…
Is It Better To Believe In Fate?
When you hear “fatalistic acceptance”, some philosophical and religious themes may come to the forefront of your mind. In this article I’ll try to explain what fatalistic acceptance is according to Stoic philosophers, and why it can be used for good. First and foremost, I’d like to present…
Preferred Vs. Non-preferred Indifference
Stoics believe that things don’t have any inherent value within themselves, and that our senses bestow upon them varying qualities. These qualities can be good (virtue) or bad (vice). And when things are neither good nor bad, they’re called indifferent. Indifference or adiaphora (in Greek) can have many…
What Is The Stoic Dichotomy of Control? What You Can Control Vs. What You can’t
The topic I wish to cover in this article is probably the most essential one when it comes to Stoic philosophy. The Dichotomy of control is the cornerstone of Stoic philosophy. And this can be seen In both, Discourses and Enchiridion at the beginning. Epictetus gives his view…