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Stoicism & habits of mind

Below are the best resources we could find on Stoicism and habits of mind.

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3 Stoic Ways of Letting Go

What did the Stoics teach about letting go?

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Marcus Aurelius
2019
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Meditations

Marcus Aurelius was born in Rome in 121 AD and would be its Emperor from 161 to 180. Considered by Machiavelli as the last of the good Emperors, Marcus Aurelius would become one of the most important of the Stoic philosophers.

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Marcus Aurelius
2024
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The Value of Reason in the Stoic Philosophies of Epictetus and Aurelius

According to the Stoic philosophers Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, virtue comes through a proper understanding of nature, its processes, as well as one’s place in it.

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Rocco A. Astore
2016
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FindCenterYou have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time.

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Donald Robertson
2020
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Epictetus and Stoicism: The Wisdom of the Slave Philosopher

In this video we explore the ideas of the Ancient Stoic philosopher Epictetus.

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Epictetus
2018
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How to Be a Stoic

The first line of Epictetus’ manual of ethical advice, the Enchiridion—“Some things are in our control and others not”—made me feel that a weight was being lifted off my chest.

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Elif Batuman
2016
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FindCenterThe happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

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The Handbook (The Encheiridion)

Although he was born into slavery and endured a permanent physical disability, Epictetus (ca. 50–ca. 130 AD) maintained that all people are free to control their lives and to live in harmony with nature.

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Epictetus, Nicholas P. White (translator)
1983
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Epictetus: Discourses, Books 1–2

Epictetus was a crippled Greek slave of Phrygia during Nero’s reign (54–68 CE) who heard lectures by the Stoic Musonius before he was freed. Expelled with other philosophers by the emperor Domitian in 89 or 92 he settled permanently in Nicopolis in Epirus.

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Epictetus, W. A. Oldfather (translator)
1925
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