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Blog of the APA » Stoicism
3M ago
Stoicism, an ancient school of thought originating with Zeno of Citium (334-262 BC), is experiencing a resurgence. Several thriving and robust Stoic communities exist outside of academia, and Stoic quotes and sayings abound on social media. Yet, in terms of popular culture, some of the information shared about Stoicism is misguided or downright inaccurate. For ..read more
Blog of the APA » Stoicism
1y ago
I am hard-pressed to recall the nuances of externalism and internalism on a late night with an old friend. The details of safety and sensitivity escape me on tired, frosty mornings. In the quiet moments that make the lion’s share of my life, much of philosophy’s richness plays no role. What does flutter across my ..read more
Blog of the APA » Stoicism
3y ago
John Cooper was right that truth and reason matter to philosophy as a way of life; but not only truth and reason matter ..read more
Blog of the APA » Stoicism
3y ago
Stoicism seems to be the philosophical hobby horse of Silicon Valley and a whole host of life-hackers who otherwise wouldn’t be caught dead in the philosophy section of a book shop. University professor and Stoic author Nancy Sherman goes even further when she states that contemporary forms of Stoicism have become an industry. And a mega-industry ..read more
Blog of the APA » Stoicism
3y ago
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Blog of the APA » Stoicism
4y ago
by Michael Tremblay Ancient Greek philosophy is rife with beautiful and interesting discussions of the soul. From the tripartite soul of Plato and Aristotle, to the intellectualism of the Stoics, ancient philosophers were fascinated by the foundations of human motivation and behavior, and strove to understand the structure of the mind. Reference to these thinkers ..read more
Blog of the APA » Stoicism
4y ago
by Jake Gray Growing up, I was adamantly afraid of death. I had a habit of leaving the TV on as I slept at night, so my thoughts wouldn’t drift towards my inevitable demise. The trailers I saw for the apocalyptic film 2012 left me hyperventilating and in tears. I was seven or eight at ..read more
Blog of the APA » Stoicism
4y ago
Vegetarianism is a big deal, ethically speaking. It was put on the map in terms of public philosophy by utilitarian Peter Singer, with his landmark Animal Liberation, published back in 1975. In truth, utilitarians have been very clear on the subject from the beginning. The founder of the approach, Jeremy Bentham, famously said that when it ..read more
Blog of the APA » Stoicism
4y ago
by Massimo Pigliucci We live in a time of new media, when many people — for better or for worse — get their news from social media and their opinions from blogs. They also listen to a lot of podcasts. Sure enough, a number of philosophers interested in reaching a broader public outside of the ..read more
Blog of the APA » Stoicism
4y ago
Philosophy is having a strange cultural moment. On the one hand, it is routinely presented as the quintessential example of an utterly useless academic field. Students who decide to major in philosophy in my department at the City College of New York are often asked by their peers, not to mention their parents, “What are ..read more