![]() ![]() ![]() Seneca seems like he would have been a fun guy to know-which is unusual for a Stoic. Seneca or Marcus are the best places to start if you’re looking to explore Stoicism. This is one of the 5 books I recommend everyone read before their 30th birthday. ![]() Letters of a Stoic by Seneca (see also: On the Shortness of Life). I’ve recommended this book to literally thousands of people at this point. His version is completely devoid of any “thou’s” “arts” “shalls.” It’s beautiful and haunting. There is one translation of Marcus Aurelius to read and that is Gregory Hays’s amazing edition for the Modern Library. When I read it in university, I wasn’t ready for the wisdom inside. This is why we’ve read the same books for thousands of years. ![]() Stoicism is awesome because the original, primary texts are often easier to read than whatever has been put out since. In the back of The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph I came across something I wish I had found a few years ago when I first started reading philosophy, a stoic reading list. It’s also a good place to find new reading material. Marcus Aureliusĭo you know the section of the book after the last chapter? The one that everyone ignores? That’s one of the first things I read as part of a systematic skimming, which allows me to get a feel for the author’s vocabulary, a sense of what the book is about, and references and sources. The impediment to action advances action. ![]()
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