Archive - Aspiring Stoic

Making Stoic Progress

When I have noticed myself slipping in the practice and application of Stoicism, Epictetus Discourse 3.2 is the place I turn to most often, Epictetus…

Jan 28, 2024 •

October 2022

Sunlight, Souls, and Impressions

“The soul is like a bowl of water, and impressions are like a ray of light that falls on the water. When the water is disturbed, the ray seems to be…

Oct 26, 2022 •

Epictetus: Discourses 1.3 Relationship to God and its Consequences

In Discourses 1.3 Epictetus states that we are children of God.

Oct 15, 2022 •

June 2022

Stoic Ethics and Political Citizenship

Stoicism is often thought of as an individualistic philosophy and while that is true to an extent, for a Stoic the only good is virtue which is found…

Jun 26, 2022 •

January 2022

Some thoughts on the Stoic God

The idea of the Stoic God is I think one of the hardest Stoic concepts to grasp and understand. It is something that I have been working on for a few…

Jan 23, 2022 •

December 2021

A Review of Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In, by Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos

Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living in by Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos is unique and great introductory book on Stoicism.

Dec 22, 2021 •

November 2021

Coherence; The Difference Between Truth and Opinion

From StoiconX-Alberta

Nov 18, 2021 •

This is Aspiring Stoic, a newsletter about Stoicism.

Nov 3, 2021 •

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