Best Books on Stoicism
Stoicism has experienced a remarkable revival because its core ideas — focus on what you control, accept what you cannot, act with virtue — are as practical today as they were in ancient Rome. These are the best Stoicism books, from the original texts to modern interpretations, ranked by readers who live by them.
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Marcus Aurelius
(75,000 reviews)The "Meditations" of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius are a readable exposition of the system of metaphysics known as stoicism. Stoics maintained that by putting a…
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Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
(65,000 reviews)From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a beautiful daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an invitation to reflect on wha…
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Donald Robertson
(8,000 reviews)The stoics lived a long time ago, but they had some startling insights into the human condition - insights which endure to this day. The philosophical tradition…
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Skriuwer.com
(42 reviews)Rome was not built in a day and it did not fall in one either. It took about eight centuries to build the republic, another five to build the empire, and severa…
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Skriuwer.com
(1 reviews)This book traces the development of philosophy from ancient times to the modern era, exploring ideas across cultures and periods. It discusses how early myths e…
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