<b>Think like a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World</b> is an enlightening introduction to Stoicism. Over 25 lessons, you’ll review the lasting influence of Stoic ideas through time, consider what it means to be a Stoic in the 21st century, and participate in workshops and exercises that make up a how-to manual for the modern Stoic.
Think like a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Today's World
Overview
Syllabus
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- 01: How to Live like a Stoic Sage
- 02: Stoicism from Heraclitus to Thoreau
- 03: The Stoic Garden: Physics, Ethics, Logic
- 04: How Stoics Understand Providence
- 05: Using Stoic Ethics to Achieve Happiness
- 06: The Stoics on Desire and Discipline
- 07: The Stoics on Interacting with Others
- 08: The Stoics on Decision-Making
- 09: Seneca’s Letters to Lucilius
- 10: Seneca on Anger Management
- 11: Seneca on Grief and Distress
- 12: Epictetus on the Importance of Reason
- 13: Epictetus on Overcoming Fear
- 14: Epictetus on Desire, Action, and Judgment
- 15: Epictetus on How to Be Free
- 16: A Manual for the Good Life: The Enchiridion
- 17: Marcus Aurelius on Being Thankful
- 18: Marcus Aurelius, Virtue, and the Vineyard
- 19: Marcus Aurelius on Managing Turmoil
- 20: From Stoic Self-Mastery to Cosmopolitanism
- 21: Drawing Inspiration from Stoic Role Models
- 22: How Stoics Bear Responsibility and Conflict
- 23: Misusing and Misunderstanding Stoicism
- 24: Stoicism for Everyday Life
- 25: Four Family Problems and Stoic Solutions
Taught by
Massimo Pigliucci
