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What the Stoics Would Actually Say About AI
The Stoics had no opinion on artificial intelligence. But they had precise things to say about tools, reason, fear of displacement, and where human agency actually lives. Those things apply.
How the Stoics Handled Criticism
The Stoics thought carefully about criticism — both how to receive it and how to give it. Their position is more demanding than either defensiveness or unconditional acceptance. Here is what Epictetus, Marcus, and Seneca actually said.
Marcus Aurelius on Dealing With Difficult People
Marcus Aurelius wrote more about other people than almost any other topic in the Meditations. He found people frustrating. He also thought carefully about why, and what to do about it — from primary Stoic principles rather than from patience alone.
What the Stoics Actually Said About Money
The Stoics were not against wealth. Seneca was one of the richest men in Rome. Their position is more precise and more useful than either the ascetic caricature or the prosperity gospel version: money is a preferred indifferent, and your relationship to it tells you something important.
The Stoic Case for Widening Your Circle
The Stoics described moral concern as a series of concentric circles, radiating outward from self to family to community to all of humanity, and taught that widening those circles was a discipline to practice. Here is what that means for a feed built to narrow it.
The Stoic Theory of Roles: Epictetus on Obligation and Character
Epictetus taught that every person plays multiple roles simultaneously — as a human being, as a family member, as a citizen, as a professional. Each role carries its own obligations. Here is the full account, from the primary sources.
Seneca on Work, Ambition, and the Use of Time
Seneca's letters contain more direct commentary on professional life than any other Stoic source. Here is what he actually said about time, ambition, overwork, and what a working life is actually for.
Epictetus on Anxiety: The Stoic Case That Worry Is Always Optional
Epictetus spent more time on anxiety than almost any other Stoic. His argument was precise — not that worry is bad for you, but that it is always based on a mistake. Here is what he actually said.
Stoicism for Leaders: What Marcus Aurelius Actually Said About Power
Marcus Aurelius governed the Roman Empire for nineteen years while writing private notes to himself about how to do it better. Here is what the Meditations actually says about leadership — in his own words.
The Stoic Roots of CBT: How Epictetus Became Albert Ellis
Cognitive behavioral therapy did not emerge from nowhere. Albert Ellis traced his core insight directly to Epictetus. Here is what the Stoic philosopher actually said, and why it still grounds one of the most effective therapeutic frameworks ever developed.
The Stoic Psychology of Mind: Impressions, Assent, and the Passions
The Stoics developed a complete account of how the mind generates emotion — one that modern psychology has independently validated. Here is how it works.
What the Nova Knicks Can Teach Us About Stoic Athletic Performance
Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges just won the NBA championship. The way they did it — the culture they built, the pressure they absorbed, the roles they embraced — reads like a Stoic case study.