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Lives of the Stoics Summary & Review: Copy a Life, Not a Quote
Lives of the Stoics summary: Holiday and Hanselman show Stoicism as biographies you can copy — four virtues, deeds not words, and…
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"The editor who helped bring the Stoics into modern English."
Stephen Hanselman is a longtime editor and the co-author, with Ryan Holiday, of The Daily Stoic and Lives of the Stoics. He helps carry Stoic sources into readable English and keeps the biographies honest when the story wants to run.
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Sources before slogans
Hanselman’s job in Lives of the Stoics is to keep the biographies tied to the texts — a life you can copy, not a vibe you can brand.
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"The only reason to study philosophy is to become a better person."— Lives of the Stoics
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Lives of the Stoics Summary & Review: Copy a Life, Not a Quote
Lives of the Stoics summary: Holiday and Hanselman show Stoicism as biographies you can copy — four virtues, deeds not words, and one useful deed this week.