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Mattia Cinelli is a data scientist and bioinformatician currently based in Cambridge (UK). He also started to organize a Meet-up event called The Cambridge Stoics in January 2019.
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
It is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them ..read more
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
It is safe to say that you – at least once in your lifetime – have experienced something that you can refer to as happiness. How long did it last? Not long, I imagine. Perhaps, you uneventfully transitioned to something that resembled ‘normality’, or worse, other issues came up immediately and spoiled your mood. Even ..read more
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
Stillness is the key is the latest book by the American author and entrepreneur Ryan Holiday. I already wrote about one of his previous books the Daily Stoics (2016) in my post on the best book for Stoicism. With this book Holiday completes an ideal trilogy of books: The Obstacle is the Way (2014) and ..read more
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
On the 5 of September took place, in Athens, the 2019 Stoicon! The word conference of Stoicism. I have been so lucky that I was able to assist it for the second time after last year in London. This was actually the 5th Stoicon ever done. There were: London 2014 and 2015; New York 2016 ..read more
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
If it’s possible to attain wisdom, then we should put it to use and not just possess it.The only limit on seeking the truth is finding it; and to give up looking is shameful, because what we’re looking for is the most beautiful thing there is. Cicero, On Ends, 1.1-12 If you, like me, had ..read more
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
In the book “More Than Happiness: Buddhist and Stoic Wisdom for a Sceptical Age” the author Antonia Macaro offers a detailed comparison between two ancient philosophic and life inspiring practice: Stoicism and Buddhism ..read more
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
Not to merely know, but to live philosophically PDF version of this intro can be find here: “It isn’t the events themselves that disturb people, only their judgements about them” Epictetus “If it is not right don’t do it, if it is not true don’t say it” Marcus Aurelius “Through my efforts, I gain the serenity ..read more
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
The stoics lived a long time ago, but they had some startling insights into the human condition – insights which endure to this day. In this meetup we’ll have an overlook on Stoicism as a whole. From its foundation by Zeno in 301 BC in Greece, its development in the following 500 years and its ..read more
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
The next session will focus on the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius, in conjunction with the publication of the newest book of Stoic writer Donald Robertson: How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus was the last emperor of the so called ‘Five-Good-Emperors’ period of the Roman Empire. He spent 12 ..read more
Mattia's blog » Stoicism
4y ago
In the life-long search for eudaimonia (happiness) the Stoic tell us to focus on three aspects of ourselves: what we think (thought), how we react (feeling) and how we act (behaviour). In this meeting, I want to discuss with you, how can we act. in this case, the Stoics will refer to the concept of ..read more