How to Be a Stoic: An Interview With Massimo Pigliucci We first interviewed Professor Massimo Pigliucci back in 2015 after his popular piece in New York Times on Stoicism became one of the most shared and viewed articles on the site. And today, with the release of his new book on stoic philosophy we decided to again reach out and ask him about all the imaginary conversations he had with Epictetus in the book (a once common literary structure that is sadly rare these days). We also used the opportunity to ask him about useful Stoic exercises we can apply in our day-to-day to pop culture recommendations to his thoughts on the rise in popularity—and accompanying criticism—of Stoicism. Enjoy the interview that follows and don’t forget to check out his new book, How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life, which is out now. Your new book offers an exploration of Stoicism through conversations with Epictetus.
How to Be a Stoic – an evolving guide to practical Stoicism for the 21st century Stoic advice: chronic pain [Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org.] K. wrote: I read your response with interest to the person who regretted their back surgery. I have a similar situation, though my… Read More › What do I disagree about with the ancient Stoics? How to be a Stoic (this blog) is meant to chart and share my progress in the study and practice of Stoicism as a philosophy of life. So far, I have published a whopping 365 posts since the inception of… Read More › Seneca to Lucilius: on the futility of half-way measures Live long and prosper, says the famous Vulcan salute introduced by actor Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series.
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The Inner Forms the Outer - Parabola Photograph by Lee van Laer Human beings are peculiar creatures. We can think; and it sets us apart from other creatures, who can think some (consider the honeybee) but not much. Thinking, over the last 10,000 or so years (a rough estimate,) mankind has occupied himself, in the disciplines of science and philosophy, with the question of what, exactly, we are. This is, indeed, the question at the core of all the great traditions as well, which presume a spiritual — or inner — nature that forms the outer one. Lo and behold!
A Spooky Lot! Friday 5:00am: I’m rolling into the lot of ‘ol Citizen’s Cab. It’s a dark and scary lot…. It’s Halloweeeen! The powers say we’re supposed to have a tenth of an inch of rain during the Giants parade today. They’ve just won their third World Series in five years.