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I've decided to embrace stoicism, /lit/
What are some required readings?
I've already read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

>> No.12617789

Epictetus, Seneca

>> No.12617797

Epictetus is good.
Although you should know about virtue ethics in generally so I advice you to read the nichomachean ethics.

>> No.12617809

>>12617785
Freedom and Determinism in Stoic philosophy by Bobzien so you know that despite subordinating metaphysics to ethics, the metaphysics still flows down to the ethics and a commitment to stoicism is a commitment to a certain ontology you would likely find unpalatable in any other circumstance.

>> No.12617820

>>12617809
>muh free will durr
Fuck off

>> No.12617866

>>12617785
>I've decided to embrace stoicism
first you need to stop touching your ding dong

>> No.12617891

>>12617785
Epictetus’ Discourses
Lots of Cicero, especially the short Stoic Paradoxes, Book 3 of On the Ends, and later on On Duties.

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>>12617785
Here you go bro.

>> No.12617933

The Bible is heavily influenced by stoicism and a must read

>> No.12617992

>>12617899
why do these exist

>> No.12618002

>>12617992
for people like op

>> No.12618006

>>12617785
>I've decided to embrace Stoicism
Cringe and Neckbeardpseudpilled

>> No.12618007

>>12618002
Those are books about narcissism not stoicism.

>> No.12618033

>>12618007
do you know anything about cicero?

>> No.12618051

>>12618033
What are you attempting to say?

>> No.12618061

>>12617785
Shit-tier philosophy, even existentialism is better.

>> No.12618076

>>12618051
stoicism was written by narcissists

>> No.12618113

>>12618076
Wrong

>> No.12618263

>>12617785
Epictetus, Seneca as others have said. You could also read some Cynic philosophy, The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian is a good book that also mention several stoics and their relationship.

Generally any decent book on philosophy will come with a big list of further reading, pick something that sounds interesting there.

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Montaigne was heavily influenced by stoic thinkers from antiquity.

>> No.12618388

>>12617785
The Discourses of Epictetus
Seneca has plenty of books. In some instances, his Stoicism is "softer" but he is still interesting.
You should read some Plato to have a better understanding of the virtues.

>>12617809
Fuck off

>> No.12618398

>>12617899
>those titles

>> No.12618419

>>12617899
10/10 made me laugh

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>>12617899
>Jen Sincero