There are over 2,000 books about Stoicism when you search Amazon. It can be daunting for someone interested in trying or applying the philosophy in their lives. While some books are considered to be the primary resource for Stoicism, such as Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, it can still be hard for people to start Stoicism….
Rene Descartes was one of the key figures of philosophy. Descartes’ Stoicism philosophy stresses that an individual should act according to virtue, which includes patience and moderation. His Rationalism philosophy maintains that reality is composed of ideas and that the human mind has an innate capacity for understanding these ideas. So, what makes Descartes a…
Thomas Jefferson is most commonly known as the third president of the United States. His legacy includes writing the Declaration of Independence and being a founding father. However, most people don’t know that he was also a proponent of Stoicism and Epicureanism. Jefferson studied Greek philosophy to learn from some of history’s most influential minds,…
One of the argued Stoic leaders was Theodore Roosevelt. From his life, it can be seen that he studied the works of a Stoic emperor named Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus. However, how Stoic is Theodore Roosevelt and can Stoicism be seen in his quotes? That’s what we will talk about in this blog post. Theodore…
There are many questions with Stoicism, particularly its relationship to other views such as Utilitarianism, Empiricism, Rationalism, Materialism, and Atomism. I was also interested in knowing Stoic’s relationship to these views. Thus, I decided to compile all of these five to Stoicism. This blog post will introduce each view, and we will look if it…