Reddit reviews How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

The other day in Amsterdam I finally got to meet Spinoza, one of my all time heroes. (I quoted him in the introduction to my latest book, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius.) Spinoza barely mentioned the Stoics, although his philosophy is often viewed as strikingly similar to Stoicism. Leibniz called him one of the pioneers of the "sect of the new Stoics". I was able to visit the Spinoza museum, the house where he used to live, in which we inspected the list of his personal collection of books. Spinoza had been reading the works of Cicero, Seneca, and Epictetus, among others. So I think Leibniz was right that he was probably more influenced by Stoicism than he let on. It's possible that Spinoza perhaps chose not to mention the Stoics because that would have simply incurred more religious persecution against him and prejudice against his writings.

I feel Donald Robertson's "How To Think Like A Roman Emperor" is a good introduction to Stoicism. It requires zero understanding of the subject and is updated to reflect modern times psychotherapy.

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I can only speak for myself about using them, but it just matters on how you can go on. I took to reading a lot into stoicism and working on CBT. I cant say enough how much this book has helped me but reading (or listening on Audiobook) has really made me want to change my life. Its titled "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor" and goes into everything I have said above.

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This sub needs a healthy dose of good old-fashioned Stoicism:

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