All articles from Figs in Winter

The Great Modern Stoicism Debate and why it matters

What exactly is the relationship between Stoic physics and ethics, and should we care?

A funny dialogue about a most unfunny topic

Cicero explains why we shouldn't be afraid of the afterlife

From the archive

The Figs in Winter archive is deep, here are some choice bits

The art of ataraxia: III–Vatican sayings

Epicureanism in 81 short reminders

What counts as “evidence”?

From Sherlock Holmes to Bayes’s theorem: A guide to believing the right things