Categories Selected Articles What were Nebraska residents searching for in 2025? Here’s what Google says Post author By Post date December 9, 2025 Spread the love What were Nebraska residents searching for in 2025? Here’s what Google says Argus Leader Spread the love ← What were South Dakota residents searching for in 2025? Here’s what Google says → #Stoicism #philosophy #MarcusAurelius Stoicism is often called the “philosophy of emperors” largely due to one man: MarcusAurelius, the Roman Emperor who ruled from 161 to 180 AD.1 He famously penned Meditations not as a book for publication, but as a private journal to himself—a tool to keep his sanity intact while ruling the known world.2 However, the philosophy’s power lies in a fascinating paradox: it was championed by both the most powerful man in the world (Marcus Aurelius) and a crippled former slave (Epictetus).3 This range proves its central claim—that inner freedom is accessible to anyone, regardless of their external chains or crowns. Here is an analysis of Stoicism as the operati