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Written by authors who are pioneering and riding the modern revival of stoicism as a trendy method of thinking and manifesting yourself. Although skeptical about the authors, I do not resent the modern revival of stoicism itself, as I find it worthy to be put on a pedestal and analyzed. The book offers a cool summary of the lives of some important philosophers and their words. Funnily enough, the book reminded me of David Goggins who has probably not himself heard of stoicism yet, since he alway...
Watch it on Youtubeor hear the Podcastor read the full review at my blog Digital Amrittl;dr: 'Lives of the Stoics' teaches us about applying Stoicism to our daily lives through the telling of the stories of the various philosophers who helped shape it.This book is a series of mini-biographies of about twenty-five philosophers who were instrumental in creating, defining, challenging and evolving Stoicism. They range from the creator Zeno to Chrysippus the codifier, from Cicero the avowed non-stoi...
Very good for those into Stoicism, to learn about so many other Stoics beyond the usual suspects. These figures were described not as perfect Sages, but as normal humab beings with flaws too. Very readable and inspiring.
2.5/5 I'd say the only reason why you might pick up this book is if you are extremely interested in the stoic philosophy history. Each chapter focuses very briefly on each stoic philosopher recorded in history.Like every other Ryan Holiday book, he mixes the lessons in with the stories. So if you want to get anything practical from this book you have to pay attention very closely to each of the individual stories.The thing this book did very well was to paint a big picture of all the stoic philo...
I liked this book more than I thought I would. Its a collection of moral biographies of the 26 major Stoic figures of Ancient Greece and Rome from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius. Each chapter focused on one Stoic figure however the chapters do overlap because earlier Stoics influenced later Stoics either by being their teachers or through their writings (it would have been nice to have a Stoic family tree to see all the connections). It was interesting to learn that the Stoics wrote hundreds of books,
I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Ryan Holiday; I’ve been subscribed to his newsletter for about a year now. On the one hand I like what he’s doing and appreciate the chance to get to think about some new aspect of life every day. On the other hand, I don’t think he’s a very strong writer and I’m often left wanting him to just quote the relevant passages and then shut up. All the interesting quotes I’ve flagged in this book are him quoting someone else. Couple that with some persiste...
A wonderful introduction to stoicism and it's philosophers... Great effort by the authors to compile vast information together
I’m a Ryan Holiday fanboy. No shame. Dude writes books that are life changing. This one is perfect for a guy like me who has read along each year as he releases something new. He’s helped me unlock my inner student. Philosophy has become my daily practice, so these bite sized biographies on the men and women who are part of the tradition I’ve been adopted into, are a perfect compliment to that habit. I chose to read slowly. Deliberately. Pen in hand. Not sure I’ve annotated a work more than this...
I consider myself a Stoic, so I love reading the works of Ryan Holiday. "Ego is the Enemy," "The Obstacle is the Way," and "Stillness is the Key" are among my favorite nonfiction books. And I reflect upon "The Daily Stoic" each day.Therefore, you may be surprised that I gave this latest work of his only three stars. (I debated between three and four, ultimately settling on three.)It's not that I didn't like "Lives of the Stoics." I did. However, I think this work focused too much on the personal...
