Will have to read the rest of your post later, but you're wrong. Thinking you're right it's a common misconception.
Anyway, how is everyone?
Anyway, how is everyone?
Would you recommended any texts on stoicism (other than the classic trio of Enchiridion/Meditations/Seneca's letters)?
For philosophy in general, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance continually comes up on HN for good reason. I would also say the audio version narrated by Michael Kramer is the best way to experience it, given how big a roll the idea of conversation plays in the story.
My preference regarding translations lean in the opposite direction, at least for Meditations--imo the newer translation I've read (Gregory Hays') seemed breezy and unsubstantial when compared to a much older one (a revision of George Long's). But that might just be a side effect of being raised on the King James version of the Bible!
Funnily someone has done that on Twitter, which lacks editing meaning it isn't as simple (article: [1]; discussion: [2]).