My adopted grandmother, Marge, is 94, still stokes her own wood fire, seems to live primarily on ice cream and beer, and appears immune to all disease. When I visit, she makes me feel important and ...

The latest scroll to emerge from the ash of Vesuvius does not tidy up Stoicism so much as complicate it, by setting a rival philosophy’s private doubts alongside the public ideal of unshakable virtue.

We live in a society that is obsessed with personal growth and self-mastery. Constantly searching for a new trend, the self-help industry has latched onto Stoicism as the latest strategy to help you ...

The Suicide of Seneca, by Manuel Domínguez Sánchez (1871). Source: Wikicommons/public domain I should clearly state from the outset that, while the Stoics may have recognized the potential glory of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A statue of Marcus Aurelius at Brown University. Aurelius wrote one of the best books about stoicism. Stoicism books explain this ...

The philosophy of stoicism shares a lot in common with the best teachings of modern psychology. Here’s how to know if you subscribe to its central tenets. Stoicism is often portrayed as an ancient ...