Weekend Epicureanism?

Massimo Pigliucci
Nov 4 · 7 min read
Is it wise to practice a philosophy part time?

I have been studying and practicing Stoicism intensely for a bit more than four years now. (Yeah, it feels much longer, given the amount of stuff I’ve written about it!) And one of the most recurring questions from non practitioners, or even from people who are very interested in practical Greco-Roman philosophy, is: well, can’t I be eclectic? In fact, wouldn’t it be better to pick from the best notions that a number of philosophies have to offer…

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Essays on ethics, general philosophy, and philosophy of science. By Massimo Pigliucci, the City College of New York. massimopigliucci.wordpress.com

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