Epictetus says that we should remind ourselves that those we love, and kiss, are mortal, and do not, ultimately, belong to us.
About Donald Robertson
How To Improve Social Anxiety
Self-consciousness and cognitive-behavioural therapy.
Self-consciousness and cognitive-behavioural therapy.
Book Review: Meditations
Translated and annotated by Robin Waterfield.
Translated and annotated by Robin Waterfield.
How Stoicism Cures Anger
Ancient philosophy as a therapy for violent passions.
Ancient philosophy as a therapy for violent passions
How To Think Like a Roman Emperor
Three easy steps to wisdom in the face of adversity.
Three easy steps to wisdom in the face of adversity
Marcus Aurelius’ Favourite Books
What did the stoic emperor actually read?
What did the stoic emperor actually read?
The Difference Between stoicism and Stoicism
Against being unemotional and the case for a “Passionate Stoicism”.
Against being unemotional and the case for a “Passionate Stoicism”.
Rebuilding Plato’s Academy
Every single “academy” in the world is named after the original Akademia of Athens.
Every single “academy” in the world is named after the original Akademia of Athens.
The Stoicism of George Washington
How the first U.S. President was influenced by the Stoics.
How the first U.S. President was influenced by the Stoics.
The Military Metaphor in Marcus Aurelius
Soldiering as a philosophy of life in stoicism.
Soldiering as a philosophy of life in stoicism
Marcus Aurelius in Therapy
How to do psychotherapy with a Roman emperor.
How to do psychotherapy with a Roman emperor.
How Socrates Could Save America
Socratic questioning, stoicism and a return to virtue ethics.
Socratic questioning, stoicism and a return to virtue ethics.
The Great Essay-Writing Machine
Some questions I ask myself to get stuff written.
Some questions I ask myself to get stuff written.
Death, Love, Stoicism
The ancient Stoic philosophy of death.
The ancient Stoic philosophy of death.
Marcus Aurelius as Historian
Stoicism and history as a meditation on death
Stoicism and history as a meditation on death
Maxims From the Delphic Oracle
Socrates, stoicism, and the philosophy of Apollo.
Socrates, stoicism, and the philosophy of Apollo.