NLCSJ: History: Recent Episodes
James Tipney
One of the most controversial words in the English language (but only if you're British, no-one else cares) - but where does it come from?
Exploring the word 'stoic' / 'stoicism'. You'll need a fair dose of it to get through this one.
I recommend the following as an introduction to stoicism
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Seneca: 'On the Shortness of Life' as the most accessible (reads amazingly) ancient author
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Massimo Pigliucci and William B Irvine are 'modern stoics' with a few very readable books each
'Quarantine' is in the news a lot at the moment - but how does such an odd word belong in the English language?