Stoic Archives

How Can Reason Contemplate Itself: A Tale of Impressions

Explore how reason can contemplate itself and its role in Stoicism. Discover why it is a fundamental topic and how it deals with impressions.

Learn how to attain Stoic freedom with Epictetus’ wisdom. Discover the power within yourself and overcome external control.

How to be Invincible examines the discourse of Epictetus from Book 1, Chapter 18. Here we learn more about the dichotomy of control.

What is the Stoic Man uses the example of Marcus Aurelius and Stoicism to explore the true meaning of masculinity and being manly.

Book review on the Socratic Method: A Practitioners’s Handbook by Ward Farnsworth, to bring Socrates’s mind to our modern-day lives.

Tao vs Logos: Five Quotes from the Tao Te Ching to compare the Stoic idea of Nature with Taoism. How do they match up and are they similar?

Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor is a comprehensive and captivating biography detailing all the aspects of the life of a Stoic Emperor.

Stoicism and the Art of Happiness by Donald J. Robertson serves as both an introduction and application of this ancient philosophy.

Book review: How to Think Like a Roman Emperor is a must-read for anyone interested in Stoicism, Roman History, or self-help, and here’s why.

Who was Epictetus? Epictetus is one of the most famous Roman Stoics. Learn how he went from being a slave to becoming a tutor of an Emperor.