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March 21, 2020
Stoicism at the US Marine Corps University
In February, I had the pleasure of being invited to give a talk on Stoicism and mental resilience to the US Marine Corps University in Quantico. While I was there I went into their studio to record an interview for their podcast Eagles, Globes and Anchors. You can listen via any of the links below. […]
March 16, 2020
Stoicism and Islam
Al-Kindi’s Device for Dispelling Sorrows I will describe what I hope will be sufficient for you, and may God protect you from all worries. — Al-Kindi People often ask me whether there’s any relationship between Stoic philosophy and Islam. Islam probably shares some common themes with Stoicism, as do certain strands in Jewish and Christian […]
March 15, 2020
Piensa como un emperador romano
I’m delighted to announce that How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius is now available in Spanish from the publisher Planeta. Me complace anunciar que Cómo pensar como un emperador romano ya está disponible en español en la editorial Planeta. ISBN 9786070767050. Planeta de Libros Amazon.es Nubico Kobo Casa […]
March 11, 2020
Stoicism in the Time of Plague
This is a dramatized account of the events surrounding the Antoninue Plague, which spread across Europe in the late 2nd century AD. It inspired the discussion of these events in relation to Stoic philosophy found in my book How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. A horrific plague has been […]
March 3, 2020
February 25, 2020
February 11, 2020
Stoicism and the Military
When I first became involved with teaching Stoicism, I noticed that the audience at talks and conferences was quite a mixed bunch. At first there were mainly classicists and academic philosophers and then psychotherapists like myself, and some research psychologists, became interested in Stoic philosophy. Then I began to notice quite a few life coaches […]
February 8, 2020
How Stoic was Thomas Jefferson?
I’m passing through DC at the moment and took the opportunity to visit the Thomas Jefferson’s Library exhibition at the Library of Congress. I’m the author of several books on Stoicism, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. I know that Jefferson, like some of the other Founding […]
February 5, 2020
Coming Soon: Marcus Aurelius Life and Philosophy
I’m very happy to announce that the latest version of my flagship course “Marcus Aurelius: Life and Philosophy” is now enrolling and will begin on Sunday 16th February. Come and join as we discuss how to apply Stoicism in daily life…
