Stoicism Today: Selected Writings

Table of Contents

• About Stoicism Today
• Contributors Foreword – Stephen J. Costello
• Introduction – Patrick Ussher

Part One: Stoic Theory

• ‘Core Ideas of Stoic Ethics in Marcus Aurelius’ – Chris Gill
• ‘The Stoics on the Community of Humankind’ – Patrick Ussher
• ‘Stoics are not Unemotional!’ – Donald Robertson
• ‘On the Motivations of a Stoic’ – Michel Daw

Part Two: Adapting Stoicism for the Modern Day

• ‘Which Stoicism?’ – John Sellars
• ‘A Simplified Modern Approach to Stoicism’ – Donald Robertson
• ‘What can the Stoics do for us?’ – Antonia Macaro

Part Three: Stoic Advice

• ‘On Death Acceptance’ – Corey Anton
• ‘Gratitude and Wonder’ – Mark Garvey
• ‘Happiness for Sale – What Would Seneca Say?’ – Laura Inman
• ‘An Ancient Technique for Modern Consumers’ – Tim Rayner
• ‘Control Your Emotions’ – Ryan Holiday

Part Four: Life Stories

• ‘My Experiences of Stoicism’ – Helen Rudd
• ‘Being a Stoic Lawyer’ – Paul Bryson
• ‘The Stoic Mayor’ – Jules Evans
• ‘The Greatest of All Struggles’ – Kevin Kennedy
• ‘The Stoic Doctor’ – Roberto Sans-Boza
• ‘Musings of a Stoic Woman’ – Pamela Daw
• ‘Of Skunks, Sauerkrauts and Stoicism’ – Eric Knutzen & Kelly Coyne

Part Five: Stoicism for Parents & Teachers

• ‘Stoicism for Coping with Toddlers’ – Chris Lowe
• ‘Fatherhood & Stoic Acceptance’ – Jan Fredrik-Braseth
• ‘Praise the Process’ – Matt Van Natta
• ‘Stoic Teaching & Stoic Control’ – Michel Burton
• ‘Getting Practical Philosophy into the Classroom’ – Jules Evans

Part Six: Stoicism & Psychotherapy

• ‘Does Stoicism Work: Stoicism & Positive Psychology’ – Tim LeBon
• ‘A Sketch of the Stoic Influences on Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy’ – Stephen Costello
• ‘My return to Mental Health with CBT and Stoicism’ – James Davinport

Part Seven: Stoicism & Buddhism

• ‘Mindful Virtue: Eastern Meditation for Stoic Ethics’ – Ben Butina
• ‘Mindfulness and Mindlessness: Epictetus & Buddhism’ – Aditya Nain
• ‘Was there a Stoic mindfulness?’ – Patrick Ussher

Part Eight: Stoic Literature and Stoicism in Modern Culture

• ‘The Epictetus Club: Stoicism in Prisons’ – Jeff Traynor
• ‘The Phoenix Cycle: Stoic Sci-Fi’ – Bob Collopy
• ‘Socrates Among the Saracens’ – Jules Evans
• ‘A Conversation with John Lloyd’ – Jules Evans
• ‘Stoicism & Star Trek: Think like Spock, Act Like Kirk’ – Jen Farren
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