How Compassionate is Stoicism?

The need to return to a philosophy of love and kindness

Aug 15, 2021

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Stoicism is for tough guys, right? It’s about looking out for number one and not giving a fig about other people. It means going around telling everyone else to “suck it up”, right? At least that’s what a lot of people tell me. One of the main reasons they believe t…

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