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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-6.20.43-PM-36x36.png "On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable")
On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]
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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought against each other: […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-17-at-10.13.35-PM-36x36.png "Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma")
Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought against each other: […]
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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for Allie and for […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-6.52.13-PM-36x36.png "For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish")
For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 4 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for Allie and for […]
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marcus aurelius Archive
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![If any man should ask you how the name Antoninus is written, would you, with a straining of voice, utter each letter? What if the questioner grew […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-19-at-9.49.11-PM-115x115.png "Can You Just Spell Your Name? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius")
Can You Just Spell Your Name? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Posted on February 20, 2017 | No CommentsIf any man should ask you how the name Antoninus is written, would you, with a straining of voice, utter each letter? What if the questioner grew […] -
![Of all the people only those are at leisure who make time for philosophy, only they truly live. Not satisfied to merely keep good watch over their own days, they […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/epictetus-educated-are-free-353x199-115x115.jpg "The Daily Stoic – Only They Truly Live")
The Daily Stoic – Only They Truly Live
Posted on January 20, 2017 | No CommentsOf all the people only those are at leisure who make time for philosophy, only they truly live. Not satisfied to merely keep good watch over their own days, they […] -
![This Thanksgiving I want to share something I learned from my reading this year, but first a little back story on why it resonates so deeply. BIG PERSONALTIES I grew […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_4206-115x115.jpg "Big Personalities and How to Deal with Them – Marcus Aurelius’s 9 Principles")
Big Personalities and How to Deal with Them – Marcus Aurelius’s 9 Principles
Posted on November 23, 2016 | 2 CommentsThis Thanksgiving I want to share something I learned from my reading this year, but first a little back story on why it resonates so deeply. BIG PERSONALTIES I grew […] -
![The flight to Seattle from JFK was perfect, a clear day across most of the country. I had a window seat behind the wing on the left side of an Airbus […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rainier-and-St-Helens-115x115.jpg "A Toast for All Times – Weddings & Graduations – Marcus Aurelius")
A Toast for All Times – Weddings & Graduations – Marcus Aurelius
Posted on June 17, 2016 | 2 CommentsThe flight to Seattle from JFK was perfect, a clear day across most of the country. I had a window seat behind the wing on the left side of an Airbus […]