Why I love Stoicism
We’ve already mentioned in some of our other articles on this site that to live for pleasure alone is probably not a good life. It’s ironic that the pursuit of Continue Reading
Thoughts on The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Before reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, I would highly recommend that you get yourself a modern translation of it. It can be hard to read an older version as Continue Reading
Time Gives No Refunds!
This article is concerned with the theme of time as an important commodity. With an analysis of Seneca’s ‘On Saving Time’ a short letter to Lucilius, Seneca’s friend. I pick Continue Reading
Marcus Aurelius on the futility of Kleos (Everlasting Fame)
We’ve all seen them, those fame hungry and vapid stars of reality TV who hope that a few weeks brief appearance on some ‘entertainment,’ show will elevate them to the Continue Reading
The Poem of Eternal Death by Lucretius
Death has no loopholes. All of us must meet it in the end. We go through the same motions in the same old place. No measure Of Continue Reading
11 ways to banish anxiety and Live each day as a separate life.
“Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.” ― Seneca This is a wonderful quote from a wonderful philosopher, variations of it have been Continue Reading
Merry Christmas from the Stand Up Philosophers 2017
Merry Christmas from my colleague (Epicurus of Albion) and I (Comicus Muo) to all of our august and noble readers from across the world. 2017 has been a good year Continue Reading
Giving Thanks
I’ve recently been struck by the fact that the noble Emperor Marcus Aurelius began his meditations by giving thanks. The first book ‘The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Debts and Lessons,’ Continue Reading
Seneca on Suffering, Wisdom and Adversity…
The meaning of life. As we’ve previously mentioned in other articles for there to be a meaning of life (as opposed to the meaning you may choose to give your Continue Reading
Seneca on the Happy Life.
“For what prevents us from saying that the happy life is to have a mind that is free, lofty, fearless and steadfast – a mind that is placed beyond the Continue Reading
On Birth, Death, History and the Restoration to Non-Existence
Just like fire we have our kindling and our extinguishing If you’re looking for hard-hitting contemplations tugging on your sense of impending mortality then you’re in the Continue Reading
Use your privilege, a modern stoic concept…
“Nobody is born on purpose,” at least that’s what Morty said to Summer in my favourite contemporary cartoon series, and so it goes that nobody has any control over the Continue Reading
Life will get the bastards anyway – A modern Stoic concept
THE DEFINITION OF ‘LIFE WILL GET THE BASTARDS ANYWAY’ Let’s introduce the concept of ‘life will get the bastards anyway’ defined here by this simple statement: “Life will cause your Continue Reading
The audiences’ reaction to happy nihilism
The countenance of the audience on having read Comicus’ article ‘Happy Nihilism’
Philosophy Vs Religion
I sometimes get asked what the difference is between philosophy and religion. I can understand why people would ask this, after all many religions are quite philosophical in nature in Continue Reading
Life Philosophy – What is it and why should we care?
Some of you may have noticed the category ‘life philosophy’ on this site. I feel that it deserves clarification and explaining as to what it about. Life philosophy is personal Continue Reading