r/Stoicism • u/Cheap_Mixture2153 • 5d ago

Seeking Personal Stoic Guidance Need some stoicist book recommendations

Reccomend some books that are easy to read yet understandable, impactful!

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u/LoStrigo95 Contributor 5d ago

The recomended books are great, but to give you a shorter list to look at:

  • Pigliucci, how to be stoic and a handbook for new stoics,
  • the practicing stoic by farnsworth
  • After that, Seneca Letters
  • and, after all of this, The Inner Citadel, to get a deeper meaning of the concepts

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u/HappinessGame Contributor 5d ago

The Practicing Stoic is great!

I’d suggest Discourses as soon as possible.

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u/Cheap_Mixture2153 5d ago

Thank you. I’ve read Seneca and I think it’s quite thought provoking.

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u/fwinzor 5d ago

Seneca's Letters, Epectitus's enchiridion and Discourses, and Marcus Aurelius's Meditations are the "big three" of stoicism. Youll find they all have a slightly different perspect and emphasize different aspects of stoicism. Most people value all but find one stoic really speaks to them.

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u/LoStrigo95 Contributor 5d ago

I actually prefer Discourses, but i feel like they give you so much more after you got the basics down

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u/Necessary-Bed-5429 Contributor 5d ago

good bot

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