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So why is it? The article didn't really answer the question, for all its meandering through history.

Does anyone know of a good and concise summary of the main points of Stoicism?

Thank you, that is a quick read. I found a very nice Greek version as well, I'll read that.

The Wikipedia article is a fair summary I think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism.

You could just try reading Aurelius' Meditations. It's quite a short book. There is an English translation at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2680.

Not sure if it will change your life but it certainly brings some things into focus.

Seconded,

but the Gutenberg translation is trash. I much prefer the George Long translation, available for free here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Thoughts_of_the_Emperor_M...

I'm also pretty sure Meditations is available free on the Kindle store.

I think trash might be a bit strong. But I'll agree that it's not the easiest of editions to read. Thanks for the link to the other one.

> I think trash might be a bit strong

Unfortunately, the Gutenberg version is mangled in places. Ctrl-F for the "~" character, or check out this example:

And "Stoicism and the Art of Happiness" by Donald Robertson is great book.

The most concise original text is the Enchiridion. I would link but I'm on my phone now. It's a wonderful read.

This is thoroughly encyclopedic, so not concise as you ask for, but it may nevertheless interest you: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/