What if the real struggle isn’t between virtue and tranquility, but in staying reasonable when emotions take over? This post explores the role of apatheia, emotional regulation, and a strange yet effective technique called Amygdala Clicking.
What happens when you swap virtue for tranquility as the highest goal in life? In this post, I explore the tensions between William Irvine’s modern take on Stoicism and traditional virtue ethics, and what that means in real-life decisions.
What if joy came not from how you feel, but from how you act? This post explores the surprising freedom that comes from living virtuously, and the quiet pride that follows.
A banana pancake, a tough conversation, a missed run...this post explores how small choices reveal our value system, and whether doing good is better than feeling good.
What happens when you stop reading about Stoicism and start living it? This post sets the stage for a weekly experiment in applied philosophy, exploring what it means to live rationally, ethically...and maybe even joyfully.