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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.

#5: Stoicism – Personal Power for Transgender Folk

September 8, 2017 sophia_my_blog

One group of people for whom Stoicism can be a very powerful philosophy is those, such as myself, who are on the transgender spectrum. [powerpress /] This piece is Episode 5 of the podcast: Philadelphia Stoic Thouhts Today is Friday, Read more

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Against a grey background, we see the red flame that represents the Logos (the spirit of reason that animates the Universe). In front of that, we see a badly-drawn representation of a human brain - on which there is a lightbulb that is lit, representing thought. Some of the rays from the lightbulb's glow gradually blend into the flame, representing how our reasoning faculty is part of the Logos. This image is for articles in this blog dealing with logic and critical thought.

#3: Don’t Mistake Stoic Realism for Idealism

August 11, 2017 sophia_my_blog

While people who don’t understand Stoicism or the Stoic mindset might confuse a Stoic with an idealist – in reality, a well-trained Stoic is not that at all, but the ultimate realist. Philadelphia Stoic Thoughts, starting with the episode following Read more

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Epictitus Shows us How to Stand Up to Hate Speech Without Compromising our Resilience to Insults

June 15, 2017 sophia_my_blog

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

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: Two circles one within another. The inner circle features a geocompass and one of those arrows that splits into three directions - all that symbolizing one's own choices and decision-making. In the outer circle, faded out underneath the circle's gray fill-color, are a picture of a house, a dollar-sign, a first-place medal, and a crown - all symbols of external, worldly things that many people covet. Behind the set of two circles, one can see the flame that represents the Logos burning in the background. This image is for articles on this site (virtualstoa.org) that prominently feature discussion on the Stoic concept of Locus of Control.

Complex Situations and the Locus of Control

May 18, 2017 sophia_my_blog

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

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 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

Why Stoics Shouldn’t Tone Police

January 27, 2017 sophia_my_blog

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