Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

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How Stoicism can Make you a Better Leader
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How Stoicism can Make you a Better Leader

What the Stoics said about kingship, applied to leadership

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May 15, 2023
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How better or how otherwise could a man be a good ruler or live a good life than by studying philosophy? For my part, I believe that the good king is straightway and of necessity a philosopher, and the philosopher a kingly person. — Musonius Rufus

The ancient Stoics believed that it was essential for anyone who wants to be a leader to study philosophy. I…

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