What’s the simplest definition of Stoicism? Over the past year, I’ve been fine-tuning a simple, one-sentence description of Stoicism . . . and today it 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 feels like it’s finished. There’s much more to the philosophy, of course, but I think this definition is equally concise, accurate and elegant.
I started the project by reaching out to two dozen modern Stoic writers & philosophers for feedback last year, and they were very receptive and helpful. I compiled all of their ideas on “the simplest one-sentence definition of Stoicism,” then started working on my own.
It was a great way to teach myself more about a topic that I love . . . and I published all of the responses I got from Stoic thinkers right here on Stoic Simple.
I hope you enjoy reading their answers as much as I enjoyed compiling them!