6 articles
Few people know his name today, but Musonius Rufus was one of the most respected philosophers of Rome. His lectures, recorded by his students, sound strikingly close to our own questions.
We know Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius well. But Stoicism began centuries earlier, with a man who lost his cargo at sea and found philosophy in a bookshop.
The most powerful man in the Roman world kept notes to himself: how to be patient, just and calm. Two thousand years later, they are still read every day.
Seneca complained about people who scatter their time without noticing. His questions are more relevant than ever.
"Some things are up to us, others are not." With this sentence begins the Handbook of Epictetus, one of the most practical books of ancient philosophy.
Between what happens and what we feel there is a thought. Once we notice it, we gain a little room to choose.
Articles stay open to everyone. With a free account you can save favourites and continue reading on any device.
