The Pocket Book of Stoicism: A Concise Introduction to Stoic Philosophy

by Michael Moore

208 pages, Hardcover

Published November 1, 2025

About the author

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Michael Moore is an American filmmaker, author and liberal political commentator. He is the director and producer of Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story, four of the top nine highest-grossing documentaries of all time.[3] In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, documenting his personal crusade to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections.[4] He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth.
Moore is a self-described liberal who has criticized globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, the Iraq War, U.S. President George W. Bush and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works.

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Reviews

[Eric Black]

For its purpose I thought this was great. Gives an overview of Stoicism and the history behind it, including the main ideas of the originals heads and popularizers of Stoicism. I really enjoyed the last chapter which covers Neo-Stoicism and the main differences it has with how it originated in Athens. I wanted something that wasn’t just practical self-help using stoicism as a guide and this is definitely it, increased my understanding of the philosophy.

[Irina Sousa]

ótimo para entender a filosofia do estoicismo!

[Joy Kirr]

I’m glad this was not my first book about Stoicism. It says it’s a pocket guide, and it definitely is. My personal notes are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d...