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Welcome! Read Me First.

Welcome! Read Me First. — # Welcome to r/Stoicism. This community exists for serious discussion of Stoic philosophy. It is not a forum for general self-help, motivation, validation, or professional therapy. It is also not a p…

r/Stoicismpost4/2/2026
The New Agora: Daily WWYD and light discussion thread

The New Agora: Daily WWYD and light discussion thread — Welcome to the New Agora, a place for you and others to have casual conversations, seek advice and [first aid](https://modernstoicism.com/two-types-of-stoic-therapy-by-john-sellars/), and hang out tog…

r/Stoicismpost10/20/2025
Life's expectancy for life & love

The FAQ is a great introduction. You can poke around by content that interests you. A couple authors I would look into first are John Sellars and Donald Robertson. [Modern Stoicism](https://modernstoi…

r/Stoicismcomment3/9/2026
The way as a slave

For Epictetus, to be a slave is to be chained to bad judgment. One can be chained to bad judgment while living by the land on their own, or living in a busy city of ten million people. The good news i…

r/Stoicismcomment3/12/2026
The "Manosphere"

Oh, yeah, I agree on all counts. This post wasn't really about my book, which is for people who are *already* warriors and want to learn about Stoicism, and if it attracts a would-be Broic here and th…

r/Stoicismcomment3/16/2026
The "Manosphere"

The manosphere is almost entirely focused on violence and subjugation of women. That's really all they want to do. This has always existed and always the way it's been for the most part they simply ha…

r/Stoicismcomment3/19/2026
I feel like I'm missing the point of Epictetus.

I would personally start with following the more modern view, listen to Ryan Holiday's podcast (Daily Stoic), read his works. Check out some of the resources (modernstoicism.com) out there which send …

r/Stoicismcomment3/20/2026
What does Marcus Aurelius mean by “misfortune” and “good fortune” in Meditations 4.49?

I think we talked about this before at some other point haha yes you're exactly right. From the viewpoint of the classical stoic idea of a rational universe, nature doesn't do anything good or bad b…

r/Stoicismcomment3/22/2026
Stoic free will versus determinism

Like u/MyDogFanny, I hope some more knowledgeable posters come to help out, as this is a great exercise. Anyway, here's my understanding. Fate and determinism are tricky concepts because they are A)…

r/Stoicismcomment4/6/2026