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On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 […]
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Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsEmail3Facebook4Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 […]
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For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 4 CommentsEmail2Facebook4Twitter0Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 […]
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Can You Just Spell Your Name? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Posted on February 20, 2017 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook1Twitter1Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 Daily Stoic – Only They Truly Live
Posted on January 20, 2017 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 […] -
Big Personalities and How to Deal with Them – Marcus Aurelius’s 9 Principles
Posted on November 23, 2016 | 2 CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 […] -
A Toast for All Times – Weddings & Graduations – Marcus Aurelius
Posted on June 17, 2016 | 2 CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 […]