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• The Mad Stoic: 2020

  Oh. Pandemic. Huh. Perfect. OK, so the world is in a handbasket going to hell at the moment, so now seems a good time to come back to the blog. It’s only been… well, some time. I’ll not figure it out...

• The Mad Stoic: The Enchiridion: A Commentary (Part 1)

  The Mad Stoic Saturday, August 3, 2013 The Enchiridion: A Commentary (Part 1) Today I finished "The Enchiridion", one of the works of Epictetus. I think, due to it's shortness, it is one of the be...

• The Mad Stoic: On Personal Thoughts About Personal Epistemology

  The Mad Stoic Tuesday, April 7, 2020 On Personal Thoughts About Personal Epistemology There are, to my mind, only two ways of understanding the world: the senses and our reasoning. About our sens...

• The Mad Stoic: The Enchiridion: A Commentary (Part 2)

  The Mad Stoic Friday, August 23, 2013 The Enchiridion: A Commentary (Part 2) It's been awhile since I did this and, lacking any other ideas at the moment, I think it's a good time to examine more ...

• The Mad Stoic: On (Short and Most Likely Wrong) Thoughts About the Modern Stoic Schools

  The Mad Stoic Monday, February 13, 2017 On (Short and Most Likely Wrong) Thoughts About the Modern Stoic Schools Recently, I’ve been working on not only gaining a deeper understanding of Stoicism,...

• The Mad Stoic: Week 7: Marcus Aurelius's Deconstruction

  The Mad Stoic Saturday, February 13, 2016 Besides being one of the most accessible Stoic writings, Meditations also has some of the best examples of how to practice Stoicism. This week, we're going...