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  • Philosophy, Seneca

    Understanding Seneca’s philosophy

    For modern readers, Stoicism is hard to understand because our century is vastly different from the early Roman Empire. It is easy for us to […]

    August 17, 2025
  • Philosophy, Seneca

    Seneca’s essays on life

    The accuracy of a philosophy does not depend on the length of the examples and explanations. Nonetheless, it does not hurt if the philosopher recounts […]

    August 16, 2025
  • Philosophy, Seneca

    The risks of thinking like Seneca

    Before praising the advantages of a philosophy, we should devote equal efforts to assessing its disadvantages. Few people enjoy looking at the risks of projects […]

    August 15, 2025
  • Philosophy, Seneca

    How to think like Seneca

    We could substantially increase our performance if we learn to think like the greatest philosophers in history, but is it really possible? I consider it […]

    August 14, 2025
  • Philosophy, Seneca

    What Seneca got wrong about resilience

    I am sceptical of remedies that cure all types of sickness; and when it comes to philosophy, I’m sceptical of prescriptions that can assuage all […]

    August 10, 2025
  • Philosophy, Seneca

    Seneca on resilience

    In history, Stoicism was the first philosophy that regarded resilience as a crucial virtue. Every Stoic principle rests on the assumption that resilience delivers important […]

    August 8, 2025
  • Philosophy, Seneca

    Seneca’s warning against Stoicism

    Philosophers are all too eager to speak about the benefits of their ideals, but will seldom mention the drawbacks. I’m afraid that it is up […]

    August 7, 2025
  • Philosophy, Seneca

    Key Seneca’s insights to implement today

    Stoicism tends to make a deeper impression on individuals who enjoy solitude, or at least, who don’t dislike it. The reason is not difficult to […]

    August 6, 2025
  • Philosophy, Seneca

    How to use Seneca’s philosophy today

    Philosophy is either perennial or false because it is based on the principles underlying the universe and human nature. Great thinkers such as Aristotle (384-322 […]

    August 5, 2025
  • Philosophy, Seneca

    Philosophical lessons from Seneca’s life (Part 4)

    When a philosopher spends his life telling others what to do, it’s fair to ask if his own life has been a success. In the […]

    August 4, 2025
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