Posts Tagged ‘stoic’
Being a Happy, Healthy, Ethical Lawyer
Orin Kerr posted a question on the Volokh Conspiracy from a not yet employed 3L looking for career advice. There are good suggestions in the comments, but the best one is from “Anonobvious,” who linked to Patrick J. Schiltz’s law review article, “On Being a Happy, Healthy, and Ethical Member of an Unhappy, Unhealthy, and…
Read MoreQueer Eye for the Stoic Guy
Robin Turner has an excellent examination of the Stoic theory of emotions using…umm…unorthodox examples in his post, Queer Eye for the Stoic Guy.
Read MoreA Funny Thing Happened in the Forum
The International Stoic Forum, that is. A certain provocateur posted a message about how we forum members were all “peace-nick pacifist care-bears.” Certain members were not familiar with the term “care bear” and its usage in Internet parlance. Which led to this hilarious reply from Robin (emphasis mine): Paul wrote:> — In stoics@yahoogroups.com, “alicorn1976” wrote:>>…
Read MorePodcasts of Note: AudioStoa and Marketplace Takeout
WAMU moved the Marketplace Morning report from 8:50 am to 7:50 am, so I’ve been missing it for about a week (I’m not in the car at 7:50 am). Since I was up early this morning to restart my training for the Shamrock Half Marathon in March (and hopefully get out of my funk), I…
Read MoreStoicism in Action: New Orleans Edition
A commentary this morning on NPR by Chris Rose served as a reminder of how hard it can be to remain stoic in the face of disaster. Yours truly,Mr. X …dealing with smaller problems…
Read MoreWe Have Met The Enemy And He Is Us
When working on making progress it is important to guard against ourselves. When life throws you a curve or someone chews you out, the first inclination of a human being is to look outward for the cause. Epictetus (Handbook 48) counsels that this is the path of the uneducated person; a philosopher will do the…
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