Tag: stoicism

• August 28, 2011

  On Stoical exercise

  I am writing to you from my inner citadel fortified by my moral purpose. My outer citadel is located on high ground in the Upper East Side. Irene rains grayly outside. Yesterday I was restless, but today I am calm. This can easily be explained: I have kept up with my philosophical exercises and have…
• August 27, 2011

  The Stoics on Hurricane Irene: There is much you can do but you can’t do everything.

  Update: In this Wash Post piece, you can check out my book recommendations on how to think clearly about Hurricane Irene. Also at Wash Post: Here you can read the Aug. 24 transcript of my live chat about philosophical counseling. — Philosophy is an ongoing practice in living well. Here you can read a few of my essays on…