

Eventually, Christianity emerged, and actually incorporated a number of concepts and even practices of Stoicism. Stoicism was born in Hellenistic Greece, very much as a practical philosophy, one that became popular during the Roman Empire, and that vied over centuries for cultural dominance with To collect systematic data to see whether practicing Stoicism actually does make a difference to people’s lives. The goal of Stoic Week is twofold: on the one hand, to get people to learn about Stoicism and how it can be relevant to their lives on the other hand, Organized by a team at the University of Exeter, in England. Thousands of people, for instance, participated in the third annual Stoic Week, a worldwide philosophy event cum social science experiment Stoicism is the philosophical root of a number of evidence-based psychological therapies, including Victor Frankl’s logotherapy and C.B.T.
