https://stoicshelf.com Reading guides for Stoic philosophy: which translation of Meditations to buy, where to start with Seneca and Epictetus, and reading orders that make the Stoics click. en https://stoicshelf.com/posts/meditations-best-translation/ https://stoicshelf.com/posts/meditations-best-translation/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Gregory Hays vs Long vs Hammond — which Meditations translation to buy, which free one is fine, and which will make you quit Stoicism. https://stoicshelf.com/posts/epictetus-enchiridion-vs-discourses/ https://stoicshelf.com/posts/epictetus-enchiridion-vs-discourses/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Epictetus Enchiridion vs Discourses — what each book actually is, which to read first, and the translations worth buying (one is free). https://stoicshelf.com/posts/seneca-letters-reading-order/ https://stoicshelf.com/posts/seneca-letters-reading-order/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT A Seneca letters reading order — the seven letters to read first, which translation of the 124 to buy, and when to go cover to cover. https://stoicshelf.com/posts/stoic-reading-list/ https://stoicshelf.com/posts/stoic-reading-list/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT A stoic reading list with exact editions and an order that works — start with Epictetus, not Meditations, and save the scholarship for later.