Stoicism

>>9785474
Try the stoics.

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>>9785474
This is the perfect moment for me to chime in with everyone's favourite casual /lit/ meme, "start with the Greeks".

HOWEVER

I honestly think with stoicism it's best to start with Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations". There is no better introduction.

>>9785474
startus with epictetus, if anyone reads aurelius first or thinks of his works as the best of stoicism is a pseud... not even a pseud actually since stoicism can't even pretend to be intecllectual, maybe pseudo pseudo intellectual

there's some good stuff in there though, i got raised by a single mom so stoicism helped me to be a man, but take everything with a grain of salt and don't try to apply the philosophy to everything, I saw posts on reddit of people asking "what would the stoics think about eating meat?" people need to fuck off with that shit, don't read it for deep logical philosophy

also nice reddit meme pic and philosophy choice

/r/stoicism might be a better place for you m'sir

Read in this order:
1. Dialogues and Essays by Seneca
2. Discourses and Selected Writings by Epictetus
3. The Handbook/Enchiridion by Epictetus
4. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

>>9785491
>if anyone reads aurelius first or thinks of his works as the best of stoicism is a pseud... not even a pseud actually since stoicism can't even pretend to be intecllectual, maybe pseudo pseudo intellectual

ah, monsieur...

>>9785490
>>9785493
>start with aurelius

LOL! my brain is so much bigger than yours

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>>9785495
How dare you?

>>9785498
what the fuck is that photo?

start with stirner and then nietzsche

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>>9785512
Ray Mears on the left, Bear Grylls on the right

This pic is a metaphor for this thread with me on the left suggesting OP should start with Aurelius

>>9785474
Read Pierre Hadot, The Inner Citadel

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>>9785474
>>9785531
Also the PDF is on libgen

>>9785490
>>9785491
>>9785492
>>9785531
Thanks for the suggestions. Epictetus it is, i will also check out meditations and the inner citadel.

Any books dealing with applying this to everyday life?
>inb4 edgy

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>>9785553
>Any books dealing with applying this to everyday life?

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

>>9785553
>Any books dealing with applying this to everyday life?
Well there is "The Daily Stoic" which is a book by Ryan Holiday containing 365 quotes on various subjects by various ancient Stoics with a small commentary.
There is also "A Guide to the Good Life"
These are entry level books, maybe even meme tier, but they are easy to read.

Pierre Hadot has nothing to do with that and The Inner Citadel is definitely a must read.

>>9785587
"A guide to the good life" is a good starter and it takes a modern stance which is nice. But it also warps a few of Stoicism's central tenants, like the dichotomy of control.

I would recommend it, though.

>>9785474
mentally troubled anon.. easy on the cuck philosophy

>>9785474
Epictetus- The Discourses, Epictetus- Enchiridion, Letters from Seneca, Marcus Aurelius-Meditations. Start with The Discourses. Stoic texts are straight forward, dive in, anon.

Jordan Peterson is actually a great introduction. Memes aside.