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Massimo Pigliucci is a professor of philosophy at the City College of New York and a leading scholar on Stoicism. Gregory Lopez is the founder of the New York City Stoics Meetup and co-founder of The Stoic Fellowship, dedicated to promoting Stoic practice worldwide.
Known for: A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control—52 Week-by-Week Lessons
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A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control—52 Week-by-Week Lessons
A Handbook for New Stoics offers a year-long program of weekly exercises designed to help readers apply Stoic philosophy to modern life. Drawing on ancient wisdom from thinkers like Epictetus and Seneca, the authors guide readers through practical reflections and actions to cultivate resilience, mindfulness, and emotional balance in the face of life's challenges.
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Understanding Control
The first step in practicing Stoicism is learning to distinguish between what is under our control and what is not—a teaching that originates from Epictetus, who said that some things are up to us, and others are not. This may sound simple, but it is the most radical and freeing idea in all of Stoic...
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Perception and Judgment
Once you have established what you can control, the next focus is on how you perceive and judge events. In Stoicism, emotions do not arise directly from the world—they arise from our interpretations of the world. When we say something 'made us angry,' we overlook the truth that anger emerges from ho...
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About Massimo Pigliucci, Gregory Lopez
Massimo Pigliucci is a professor of philosophy at the City College of New York and a leading scholar on Stoicism. Gregory Lopez is the founder of the New York City Stoics Meetup and co-founder of The Stoic Fellowship, dedicated to promoting Stoic practice worldwide.
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