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July 20, 2013
Stoicism Today, so far and in the future…
A discussion between Christopher Gill, Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter, and Patrick Ussher, PhD Student at the University of Exeter. Topics covered include: what we can learn from the last Stoic Week, what we hope to do for the next Stoic Week, and what the project should aim for long-term. Filed […]
July 4, 2013
Pleasure, Deprivation, and Indifference
What pleasures, if any, should Stoics avoid?
July 1, 2013
Seneca’s Stoic Role-Models
Excerpt from Teach yourself Stoicism (2013) on Seneca and the use of Stoic role models.
June 30, 2013
Roundup of Recent Posts (June 2013)
Roundup of recent posts from this blog.
June 29, 2013
New Book: The Routledge Handbook of the Stoic Tradition (2014)
Details of the forthcoming book The Routledge Handbook of the Stoic Tradition (2014), including a chapter on Stoicism and modern psychotherapy by Donald Robertson.
New Book: Teach yourself Stoicism and the Art of Happiness (2013)
Contents of the new book Teach yourself Stoicism and the Art of Happiness (2012) by Donald Robertson, due for publication in winter 2013 by Hodder.
June 28, 2013
Stoicism Group on Facebook has nearly 300 members now!
Stoicism Group on Facebook has nearly 300 members now! We’re nearing 300 members already on the new Stoicism discussion forum on Facebook. It’s very active and is proving an excellent resource for meeting other students of Stoicism and exchanging ideas! Filed under: Stoicism Tagged: Facebook, forum, group, Stoic philosophy, stoicism
June 23, 2013
Stoicism and the death of Socrates
An excerpt from the forthcoming book Teach yourself Stoicism (2013), about the exemplary "good death" of Socrates and its importance to Stoicism.
June 6, 2013
Psychotherapy and philosophy (part 2)
Psychotherapy and philosophy (part 2) Link to Karnac blog. Filed under: Stoicism Tagged: cbt, philosophy, psychotherapy, stoicism
Philosophy and psychotherapy (part 1)
Philosophy and psychotherapy (part 1) Link to article on Karnac blog. Filed under: Stoicism Tagged: cbt, philosophy, psychotherapy, stoicism
