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A review by mcastello13
How To Be a Stoic by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Epictetus
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
I’d like to think I’ve always been a bit of a stoic by nature, but I found myself turning to the philosophy of stoicism much more during the turbulent days of the pandemic, and it felt to me like one of the few things that actually helped alleviate the deep anxiety that time brought on. Since then, I’ve wanted to dive deeper into the nuances of the philosophy, and I bought this book a few years ago at the beach for some light summer reading.
Well, I’m finally getting to this now, and unfortunately it was a bit of a disappointment. I get that this is supposed to be a quick snapshot of the core ideas of stoicism, but I still wish more - or any - context, history, and analysis had been included. I feel I would’ve taken a lot more away from this if that had been the case.
Well, I’m finally getting to this now, and unfortunately it was a bit of a disappointment. I get that this is supposed to be a quick snapshot of the core ideas of stoicism, but I still wish more - or any - context, history, and analysis had been included. I feel I would’ve taken a lot more away from this if that had been the case.