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Marcus Aurelius in Steinbeck’s East of Eden (1952)
The novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck mentions The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and literary critics have found Stoic themes throughout the narrative.
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Seneca and the Stoic Hercules
Some quotations from two plays by Seneca about the Stoic hero Hercules.
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Register now for Stoic Week 2015
Details of registration procedure for Stoic Week 2015.
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Stoic Week 2015: Modern-day Meditations Inspired by Marcus Aurelius
Memes for Stoic Week 2015.
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Starting Stoic Week 2015
This blog post contains information on starting Stoic Week 2015.
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Download the Stoic Week 2015 Handbook
The Stoic Week 2015 Handbook is now available, via the links on this blog post.
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Stoicism Defends Itself (Draft)
This article provides an overview of some common criticisms of Stoic philosophy and sketches some initial responses.
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The Perfect Beginners Guide to Applied Stoicism?
Stoic Week 2016 begins on 17th October but you should enrol in advance now to read the materials beforehand in preparation.
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Stoicism and Love: Conference Workshop Notes
Notes from my conference workshop on Stoicism and Love, from the Stoicism Today conference in London, 2014.
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Now Available: Stoic Week 2016 Handbook
The Stoic Week 2016 Handbook is now available for you to read in advance, in order to prepare for Stoic Week, which begins on Monday 17th October. You can now read the online (web) version of the...
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Book Review: The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living is a new book, co-authored by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman. The authors generously provided free copies to...
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What the Stoics Really Said
Epictetus often told his students to repeat specific phrases to themselves in response to certain challenging situations in life. As Pierre Hadot notes, often (but not always) he uses the word...
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Marcus Aurelius and the Civil War in the East
Note: This piece is intended as biographical fiction, although it is very closely based on the available information concerning Marcus Aurelius’ life. Nevertheless, in some cases, I’ve taken rumours...
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Stoicon 2017: Modern Stoicism Conference
Stoicon is an annual international conference on applying Stoic philosophy to modern life, organized by Modern Stoicism. It’s now in its fourth year. Stoicon 2017 is scheduled for Saturday 14th...
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The Threefold Nature of Stoic Ethics
Zeno of Citium, copyright the Trustees of the British Museum. Reproduced with permission. Discussions of Stoic Ethics usually focus on the fourfold division of the cardinal virtues into wisdom,...
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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
I’m pleased to announce that my brand new e-learning course, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, will finally begin enrolling in a few weeks time. I’ve been developing this course for the past six...
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New Elearning Site for Stoicism
Hi everyone, You may notice some slight changes over the next few weeks. I’ve migrated all users from this site to a Teachable elearning site, which is on the subdomain: learn.donaldrobertson.name...
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Last Chance to Enrol on my New Stoicism Course!
Hi everyone, Utere non reditura. Use the hour, it will not come again. Today is your last chance to enrol on How to Think Like a Roman Emperor! How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Remember, if you enrol...
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