This Stoic lesson reveals how true peace comes when we release rigid thoughts, detach our identity from desires, and act ...

Why restricting yourself to “acceptable” emotions leads to burnout—and how Stoic awareness widens your emotional range.

Members of a brainy movement across the pond are reviving ancient stoic thought and coupling it with modern psychology to strengthen mental resilience. Their ideas hold fascinating promise for ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User’s Manual, by Ward Farnsworth (David R. Godine): It is curious that two ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A statue of Marcus Aurelius at Brown University. Aurelius wrote one of the best books about stoicism. Stoicism books explain this ...

On Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, we see the world through the eyes of Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom), a woman raised by musical theater, a self-centered single mom, and an abandonment complex. But the people who ...

It's about teaching young people to think for themselves By Jules Evans Stoicism has had a huge influence on European thought. It was the de facto religion of the Roman ruling class, and included ...

(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 ...