Category Archives: Stoicism

What is Stoicism?

From a historical point of view, Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Stoicism flourished throughout the Roman and Greek world until the 3rd century AD, and among its adherents were many well-known philosophers such as Seneca, Epictetus an Marcus Aurelius. Stoics believe that the path to happiness for humans is […]