The popularity of books on Stoicism reflects a widespread search for values in a world where we often feel powerless. However ...

The two ably run through Stoic history, from Zeno’s development of the philosophy circa 300 B.C. after he coolly survived a ...

Stoicism is a philosophy in the pursuit of self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom. Stoicism teaches the development of ...

The Stoics, recall—Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, among others—believed that the good life consisted in self-mastery and the cultivation of virtue. The Founders, in Mr. Rosen’s view ...