About: Van Bryan
Van Bryan is a contributing writer for Classical Wisdom with a background in classical philosophy. He is the author of the special briefing, How to Be Happy: A Guide to Ancient Ethical Philosophy. He is a practicing Stoic.
Recent Posts by Van Bryan
The Tragedy of Trump

Written on January 29, 2021 at 9:39 am
Categories: Culture
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek and Roman tradition, Antigone, Caesar, Greek Tragedy, Tragedy, Trump
#CancelCulture: Lessons from the Ancient World (PART 2)

Written on July 24, 2020 at 6:10 am
Categories: Politics
Tags: Aristotle, Athenian Democracy, democracy, oligarchy, Plato, Plato's republic, tyranny
#CancelCulture: Lessons from the Ancient World

Written on July 17, 2020 at 6:06 am
Categories: Politics
Tags: Aristotle, democracy, Exile, Ostracism, Ovid, Politics, socrates, Socratic dialogue, Twitter
Aristotle: Happiness is an Activity

Written on July 14, 2020 at 6:26 am
Categories: Philosophy
Tags: Aristotle, Classical Ethics, ethical egoism, Ethics, Happiness, hedonism, Moral philosophy, Pleasure, Seneca, Stoic, Stoicism, Virtue, virtue ethics
Stoicism: A Life In Accordance With Nature

Written on July 7, 2020 at 6:22 am
Categories: Philosophy
Tags: Epictetus, Epicurus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Stoic, Stoic Philosophy, Stoicism, Zeno of Citium
Recent Comments by Van Bryan
- November 6, 2015 on Why Does Stuff Exist?
- August 19, 2014 on In Defense Of Aristotelian Ethics
- August 18, 2014 on In Defense Of Aristotelian Ethics
- June 18, 2014 on How To Argue Like A Philosopher
- January 15, 2014 on Aristippus and the Pursuit of Pleasure