stoicism ≠ Stoicism

Stoicism is an increasingly well-known philosophy dating back to ancient Rome (and Greece) and such key figures as Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus.

As we move nearly a year into the pandemic, and particularly here in Britain, we hear of people saying all kinds of phrases to reassure themselves and others to keep going. One word, in particular, has been regularly used, and with a totally different meaning to how it…