The ancient Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus was born into slavery but his study of Stoicism made him a free man who became very influential.

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Cato's Suicide, by Charles Le Brun. Source: Wikicommons/public domain In the Classical World, the old religion privileged ritual over doctrine, and educated people turned instead to philosophy for ...

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Thirty-three-year-old Jess* (who didn’t want her real name to be used), who is currently single, explains that she has turned to Holiday’s books about Stoicism during the coronavirus pandemic in ...

Military leadership is often defined by action under pressure. Combat decisions are made with limited time, incomplete information, and real consequences. Yet many of the most effective commanders in ...

Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophical tradition that continues to reverberate in contemporary culture. When Prince Philip died, for example, the Spectator wrote that “he epitomised a ...

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