Tag: virtue

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Chapter 10: Virtue — Stoicism 101

The Stoic claim that has scandalized philosophers for two thousand years: virtue is not merely a good — it is the only good. Wealth, health, fame, and pleasure are morally neutral.
Chapter 49: Reputation — Stoicism 101

Why Stoicism classifies reputation as ‘not up to you’ — and how treating it as an indifferent rather than a goal restores authentic action and, paradoxically, often improves the reputation itself.
Chapter 53: Stoicism and Goals — Stoicism 101

How Stoic philosophy reframes goal-setting around virtue and process rather than outcomes — and why detachment from results is the strategy that produces the most durable achievement.
Chapter 54: Moral Consistency — Stoicism 101

Why the Stoics demanded that virtue be practiced identically in public and private, under pressure and in comfort — and how unwavering moral consistency is the foundation of genuine integrity.
Chapter 60: Stoic Optimism — Stoicism 101

Why the Stoic, beneath the famously reserved exterior, is in fact a particular kind of optimist — and how this rational, virtue-grounded optimism is more durable than the cheerleader version it is often confused with.