What is a Stoic?
A. It depends on whether you spell it with a capital S or a small s. If you spell it with a small s, you mean a fellow who can stand a lot of pain. If you spell it with a capital S, you refer to a group of ancient philosophers (Plato, Cicero, Seneca) who debated the question of what constitutes a good person. On this web site we use a capital S because the books here presented are devoted to the same question. The word Stoic derives from the Greek word for “porch,” because the early Stoics discussed this subject on the Stoa, or “porch,” of the central square of Athens.
