The Path to Happiness

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On age four, you wrote that stoicism works because it's designed to help us find meaning and take positive action. What what change in world view? Beliefs, attitudes, whatever you want to call them - are unnecessary for a person adopting stoicism to live like that? I think the interesting things ar people say to me were, iwusan, of course you'd be a stoic if youre marcus a rulius. But as far as, if anybody's been able to do this, it's been marcus aurelius. He was someone who had to deal with just challenges in the empire that the other emperors before him didn't really have to

This interview of Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos covers their 2021 book titled, Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In. Their book provides a short (136 pages, excluding notes) yet highly informative introduction to Stoicism as a way of life. Being Better was written for a general audience, and it is the best book I've read for two types of people. First, for those new to Stoicism, Being Better provides an excellent introduction. It includes just enough philosophical theory and history to acquaint the reader with Stoicism. The second audience is the person considering Stoicism but is unsure it's right for them. After reading Being Better, readers will know if Stoicism is a philosophical way of life worth pursuing further. Finally, I cannot think of a better book for those who want to give a short, easy-to-read, informative, and interesting book to a friend or family member who is curious about Stoicism. A video version of this interview is available on YouTube