This is no different, I take it, from so many people who (at the least initially) fall into Buddhism or Catholicism because Heritage ever since I studied ancient Greek and Roman history and philosophy in high school. First, I was raised in Rome, and I have considered Stoicism part of my cultural I arrived at Stoicism, not on my way to Damascus, but through a combination of cultural happenstance and deliberate philosophical choice. Is an incarnation of a Stoic principle enunciated by Epictetus: “What, then, is to be done? To make the best of what is in our power, and take the rest as it naturally happens.” (“Discourses”) Even today, the famous Serenity Prayer recited at Alcoholic Anonymous meetings Eventually, Christianity emerged, and actually incorporated a number of concepts and even practices of Stoicism.

Stoicism was born in Hellenistic Greece, very much as a practical philosophy, one that became popular during the Roman Empire, and that vied over centuries for cultural dominance with To collect systematic data to see whether practicing Stoicism actually does make a difference to people’s lives.

The goal of Stoic Week is twofold: on the one hand, to get people to learn about Stoicism and how it can be relevant to their lives on the other hand, Organized by a team at the University of Exeter, in England. Thousands of people, for instance, participated in the third annual Stoic Week, a worldwide philosophy event cum social science experiment Stoicism is the philosophical root of a number of evidence-based psychological therapies, including Victor Frankl’s logotherapy and C.B.T.

How to be a stoic by massimo pigliucci