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Forget the good life, try the good day
What the Stoics can teach us about the only unit of life we actually control
Aug 13
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The ancient contrast between otium and negotium
How to reclaim time for yourself without fleeing the world
Aug 11
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Suggested Readings
A few recommendations by Figs in Winter for your reading pleasure
Aug 8
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The river and the labyrinth – part II
Forget Whitehead’s process metaphysics, let’s get back to Heraclitus instead
Aug 6
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The river and the labyrinth – part I
What process philosophy gets right, and where it gets lost
Aug 4
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Video: How to be a (happy) Skeptic
Episode 25 of Ars Vivendi: Conversations on the art of living
Aug 1
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July 2026
Vitamin H: the science of happiness is weaker than you think
We’d like to know what really makes people happy, but it’s a hard problem
Jul 30
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On contentment
The Discourses of Epictetus, 1.12
Jul 28
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Suggested Readings
A few recommendations by Figs in Winter for your reading pleasure
Jul 25
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Two masks, one stage
Stoic role ethics from Panaetius to Epictetus
Jul 23
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On self-determination and the limits of pacifism
Why Taiwan and Ukraine are not the same as Scotland and the Basque Country
Jul 21
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In the Media
A look at recent public appearances by yours truly
Jul 18
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