My Internet Rants – in Blog Form
Every time someone writes that the “indifferents” in Stoicism are either “preferred” or “dispreferred”, they underestimate how problematic it is that they neglect to mention a third category of indifferents – those that I would call “neutral”. In Stoic philosophy, Read more
Stoic philosophy is all about the art of living virtuously one’s self. However, the art of training another to do so, while definitely not an inherent part of Stoic philosophy itself, is something that the Stoic community would do well Read more
Some people may have their misgivings about the efficacy of Stoicism as a philosophy for activists. However, in reality, it is about as effective a philosophy for activism as there can be. The other day, at a protest against Trump’s Read more
Contrary to what an incomplete understanding would suggest, tone policing is contrary to Stoic philosophy. Here is why. One criticism that may be levied on Stoicism by those who have an incomplete understanding of the philosophy is that it might Read more
As a Stoic, I realize that as far as I am concerned, for anyone other than myself to practice Stoicism is an indifferent (neither inherently good nor bad). Still, I see a strong case for Stoics with a pro-justice understanding Read more