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Christopher Porzenheim

Christopher Porzenheim is a writer. He is interested in the legacy of Greco-Roman and Classical Chinese philosophy, in particular, how Ralph Waldo Emerson combined Stoicism and Confucianism to create his philosophy of Self Reliance–with which he supported the abolitionist and women’s rights movements. When in doubt Chris usually opens up a copy of the Confucian Analects or Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations for guidance.

Articles by Christopher Porzenheim

Wanderlust Keeps us From Leading Meaningful Lives: Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Stoics

The soul is no traveller; the wise man stays at home, and when his necessities, his duties, on any occasion call him from his house, or into foreign lands, he…