Philosophy Archive

Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying - One of the reasons I wrote a play about Matisse is that he had a great death. In his final years, he created his masterpiece. He had a deep spiritual

Epictetus - Epictetus was a Stoic. The famous one is Marcus Aurelius. If you've read his Meditations, or selections from it, you know the drill: Life is short, death obliterates us, it

Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy - "Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.” - E.B. White Robert H. Frank is the HJ Louis Professor of Management and Professor of Economics at

T Bone Burnett: “The war of art and ‘surveillance capitalism’ — think of this as a prayer that we become reunited with ourselves.” - I quote this all the time: "Art alone endures. The bust outlasts the throne." I used to hope it's true. Now I pray it is. Politicians who are wholly owned

The Book of Dead Philosophers - If only the examined life is worth living, the best job on the planet is to be a philosopher. But it's not just life that the philosopher comes to understand, it's

The Essential Marcus Aurelius - “Life is all warfare and a stranger’s wanderings, and the reward is oblivion,” Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) writes. His remedy: Do not waste what remains of your life in speculating

The Practicing Stoic - GUEST BUTLER CRAIG LAMBERT is the author of Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day and Mind Over Water: Lessons on Life from the Art of Rowing.

The Stoics: Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius… and a Buddhist monk - Let’s be clear: Stoicism will not offer peace of mind. Its emphasis is on virtue, on right conduct, living in harmony with nature. Epictetus: “Work, therefore to be able

Wabi-Sabi - Raymond Chandler's manuscripts were perfect. That's because he typed on half sheets of paper. As soon as he made a typo --- this was so long along Wite-Out hadn't been