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Video chat: James Romm on Seneca
Facing old age and death: a study in contrasts
Aristotle and the ultimate good
How to tell a joke with Cicero and Quintilian
Epicurus and the three kinds of pleasures
From ancient to new Stoicism: VII—Some modest suggestions
Epictetus on what is or is not reasonable
The Columnist and the Dog: a tale of two ascetics
From ancient to new Stoicism: VI—Steven Gambardella’s new modern Stoicism
Love, kindness, … and Stoicism?
From ancient to new Stoicism: V—Piotr Stankiewicz’s Reformed Stoicism
Profiles in skepticism: Sextus Empiricus
From ancient to new Stoicism: IV—Becker’s update
Video chat: Peter Adamson on Ancient and Hellenistic philosophy
From ancient to new Stoicism: III—Stoic ethics
E-book: 24 Stoic Spiritual Exercises
From ancient to new Stoicism: II—Stoic logic
Video chat: Tony Long on Epictetus
From ancient to new Stoicism: I—Stoic physics
Profiles in skepticism: Cicero
Should we be skeptical of religion?
Video chat: Robin Waterfield on Plato
A visit to the Cryptozoology Museum
Plato on knowledge vs inspiration
Cicero on the fact that death doesn’t deprive us of anything
Aristotle on the three kinds of happy life
How to think about God with Cicero
Epicurus on death and the gods
Epictetus on dying or having lunch
Should we not be disturbed by the death of a loved one?
How to keep your cool with Seneca
Aristotle on the precision of our inquiries
The crucial question of burden of proof
Cicero on the nature of the soul
The fertile garden of philosophy
Epictetus on how to react to events
How to think about war with Thucydides
The unfortunate devolution of four crucial words
E-book: Philosophy as a Way of Life
Epicurus on why we should study philosophy
Cicero on whether we should be afraid of being dead
How to be a friend with Cicero
Aristotle on happiness as the ultimate good
Epictetus on the faculty of reason
Protagoras: should we re-evaluate the Sophists?
How to win an argument with Cicero
What should we do with a tyrant?
The three stages of philosophical therapy
Tracking Plato and Cicero in Syracuse
Marcus Aurelius’ Ten “Commandments” to Himself
The hedonic treadmill vs the eudaimonic staircase
Dealing with insults, the Stoic way
Telic vs atelic activities and the meaning of life
Vita Dulcis: fear and desire in the Roman Empire
Do extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence?
On the objectivity of ethical judgments
How to run a country with Cicero
Prosochē or not prosochē? On Stoic mindfulness
How to win an election with Quintus T. Cicero
Profiles in skepticism: Carneades
The neuroscience and philosophy of evil
How to be a bad emperor with Suetonius
The two reasons I left Christianity
ChatGPT, the ultimate sophist?
I very much doubt the universe thinks
How to tell a story with Aristotle
Five questions that will change your life
How to evaluate a philosophical theory
Profiles in skepticism: Arcesilaus, founder of the Skeptic Academy
What would change my mind about God?
There’s no such thing as a happy nihilist
How to grieve with Pseudo-Cicero
Scientific facts, scientific theories, and dishonest legislators
How to say no with Diogenes and the Cynics
Profiles in skepticism: Pyrrho