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IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A purple hollow-triangle with the extentions of the "mars symbol" and the "venus symbol" is featured in the foreground. This is one of the symbols of the transgender community. Behind it is the fire that represents the Logos. This image is for articles in this blog (virtualstoa.org) that pertain to transgender issues and how Stoicism applies to them.

Stoic Community’s Understanding of Transgender Issues Still has Ways to Go

June 1, 2017May 23, 2019 sophia_my_blog

Years after my YouTube presentation on Stoicism as a coping mechanism for trans-folk – there is much that the Stoic community doesn’t understand about trans-folk and about how our noble philosophy applies to the situation of trans-folk. Years ago, a Read more

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: In the foreground, the rainbow-infinity symbol to represent neurodiversity. In the background, the flame representing the Logos - that is, the all-pervasive spirit of reason and logic. This image is for articles in this blog that discuss Stoicism as it relates to topics of neurodiversity.

Stoicism and AD(H)D – from a Stoic who Actually Has AD(H)D

May 4, 2017 sophia_my_blog

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

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A book with a gibberish language as writing represents study. Behind it is a chalkboard, representing a classroom - and behind that, the size of the whole image, yet semi-transparent through the chalkboard, is the flame that represents the Logos. On the chalkboard are written the words "Welcome to STOICISM" - and a rough outline-sketch of the flame is also chalked onto the board labeled with the word "Logos". This image is for articles in this blog related to the teaching of Stoicism.

Importance of the Art of Teaching Stoicism

March 7, 2017 sophia_my_blog

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

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A picture of the Earth (albeit a very badly-drawn one probably rife with inaccuracies) has on it somewhere a red icon of a generic person - symbolizing that we are inherently a part of a larger world. The world is shown against a black background representing the vastness of space - but with a few equally-badly-drawn stars in the background to remind us that, even in the Universe, we are not alone. This image is for articles in this blog that discuss Cosmopolitanism - a teaching, inherent to Stoicism, about our interconnectedness with the rest of the Universe.

Why Stoicism is Great for Activism

February 5, 2017 sophia_my_blog

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

A Case for Stoic Outreach

January 7, 2017 sophia_my_blog

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