Onion Layers and Stoicism
Loose ends in Stoic philosophy can be resolved by visualizing your locus of control as layers of an onion. Click here to see this video’s YouTube page.
My Internet Rants – in Blog Form
Loose ends in Stoic philosophy can be resolved by visualizing your locus of control as layers of an onion. Click here to see this video’s YouTube page.
Spock’s comments on the needs of the many versus the needs of the few might be an opportunity to explore one possible axiom in aesthetic premise theory. At the end of the second Star Trek movie, Spock explains to Kirk Read more
While some of the attitudes encouraged in Christianity are unhealthy (even if not all such values require a belief in God per-se) there are a lot of values which Christianity shares with other religions and which are also good values Read more
While ancient Stoics no doubt held some views that are at odds with modern science, proper understanding of Stoicism requires that we differentiate the actual principles of the philosophy from context-specific influences in the ancient writings. Upon doing this, we Read more
While the Stoic advice to embrace insults may seem at times to put us in conflict with our obligation to stand up to societal injustice, Epictetus gives us a great way to resolve this dilemma. One thing is abundantly clear Read more
Even in situations that tempt you to focus on factors you don’t directly control, you can learn to spot the factors in the equation that are firmly in your control. Recently I wrote a piece about how Epictetus gave examples Read more
If you think it violates Stoicism to even attempt a change in the world – the Enchiridion of Epictetus includes a clear illustration of why that isn’t so. Quite possibly one of the sections of the Enchiridion of Epictetus that Read more
Any illusion that AD(H)D presents a problem for Stoicism dissolves when you learn to see AD(H)D for what it really is, and stop taking for granted things that aren’t truly yours. My entire life, I have dealt with AD(H)D – Read more