Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise

Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise

On Stoicism

Modern applications

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Richard L. Johnson
Nov 03, 2021
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If a man does not know to what port he is sailing, no wind is favorable  –Seneca

The goal of a good life, according to most Hellenistic philosophies was to achieve Eudaimonia, meaning a good soul, a flourishing life, or well-being. The ancient philosopher Zeno, the founder of the Stoa, defined it as a good flow of life, a life lived in according with Nat…

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