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Another City

A Journal of Orthodox Culture

More articles by Dylan Gallimore.

Our Society Needs Stoic Values More Than Ever: A Response to the New APA Guidelines

January 16, 2019 / Dylan Gallimore

Epictetus, Stoic Philosopher

The Early Fathers of the Church drew upon the philosophy of Stoicism, not only by appropriating certain elements of its philosophical lexicon, but also in shaping the Church’s articulation of moral virtues. Questioning from a secular perspective recent criticisms of “traditional masculinity” for its “stoic” restraint of the passions, this essay effectually defends the moral … [Read more...] about Our Society Needs Stoic Values More Than Ever: A Response to the New APA Guidelines

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