Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

The Forgotten Virtue of Magnanimity

How being "bigger than that" can help us cope with anger

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Donald J. Robertson
Aug 17, 2025
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One of the greatest shortcomings of conventional self-help and psychotherapy is that they are inherently problem-oriented. People seek therapy because they feel something about their life is going wrong. They struggle with a variety of issues but in this article I’m going to focus exclusively on anger. People come to therapy because they either want …

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