Today's episode offers some Stoic advice on using the virtue of Justice to guide our interactions with other people. As Seneca put it: "Our fellowship is very similar to an arch of stones, which would fall apart, if they did not reciprocally support each other." 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 20, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 108
This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what oikeiosis is and how you can use it to guide your Stoic practice. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 107
"So until your pleasantries become solid beliefs and you’ve acquired some means of keeping yourselves safe, I’d advise you to be cautious when engaging with non-philosophers." —Epictetus 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 06, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 106
A reading of the fifth book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 30, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Just like we have the power to interpret the past in the most constructive way possible, we also have the power to make our own choices in response to questions about the future. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 23, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 104
This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what eudaimonia is and how you can use it to guide your Stoic practice. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 16, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 103
"There is no real doubt that it is good for one to have appointed a guardian over oneself, and to have someone whom you may look up to, someone whom you may regard as a witness of your thoughts." —Seneca, Letters 25 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 09, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 102
This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what the circles of concern are and how you can use them to guide your Stoic practice. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 02, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 101
The Roman senator Cato the Younger died in 46 BC but during his lifetime and in the years since his death, he has widely been considered as a near-perfect living embodiment of Stoicism. He was known for his moral integrity, his tenacity in supporting just causes and his immunity to bribes at a time when such corruption was commonplace. He was a respected military tribune who led from the front and shared in the hardship of his men. In his stubborn defense of the Roman Republic, he even preferred...
Jul 28, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 100
The story I'd like to share in today's episode comes from Seneca's On Tranquility of Mind essay and features some interesting and entertaining details from the life of a philosopher called Julius Canus. Seneca's underlying motivation for holding Canus up as a role model in this story was to demonstrate how one can maintain a calm mind in the face of adversity. What Julius Canus faced is likely to be a lot more extreme than what most of us will face on a daily basis but this is encouraging in its...
Jul 27, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 99
The Greek Stoic philosopher Cleanthes was originally a boxer who took up philosophy when he came to Athens and eventually became the successor to Zeno of Citium as the second head of the Stoic school around 262 BC. He supported his studies by working as a water-carrier at night and the short anecdotes we have about his life provide good lessons on humility and simple living. The biographical stories I share about Cleanthes in this episode come courtesy of Diogenes Laertius and his famous work Li...
Jul 26, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Today's Stoic story takes the form of two short anecdotes from the life of the philosopher Paconius Agrippinus. The examples from Agrippinus's life are used by Epictetus in his Discourses to demonstrate to his students what it truly means for one to desire only what is up to them to be averse to what is not. They also show how the Stoics in general believed in practicing the virtue of courage by sticking to one's principles in the face adversity and trying to do the right thing even if it could ...
Jul 25, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 97
The Stoics knew how useful stories and examples could be in the illustration of philosophical lessons. Clear descriptions and explanations of principles are vital of course but demonstrating them in practice is an invaluable tool in helping people to understand them. The example I share in this episode comes from Seneca's Consolation to Marcia, which was a letter the Stoic statesman sent to his friend to help her manage her grief following the death of her son. The real-life examples Seneca pres...
Jul 24, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 96
What we can learn from dogs, the animal that Socrates called "a true philosopher." The video mentioned in this episode: This golden retriever has shown us all the true meaning of optimism, hope and gratitude 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 19, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 95
A reading of the fourth book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 12, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 94
☀️ Micro Morning Meditations: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/subscribe ---- "For the morning is the youth of the day, when everything is bright, fresh, and easy of attainment; we feel strong then, and all our faculties are completely at our disposal. Do not shorten the morning by getting up late, or waste it in unworthy occupations or in talk; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred." —Schopenhauer, Our Relation to Ourselves Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Jul 05, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 93
This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what the Stoic motto of living according to Nature means and how you can use it in everyday life. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 28, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Desire has a reliable way of making us view our lives through the lens of what we don’t have. This lens obscures from our sight the many blessings we already have and puts us into a discontented state of ungratefulness. Thankfully, Stoicism helps us find a better perspective. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 21, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 91
This short explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what the Stoic sage is and how you can use it in your Stoic practice. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 90
A reading of the third book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 07, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 89
This short explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what the Stoic reserve clause is and how you can use it in your Stoic practice. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 31, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Today's episode is a guided Stoic meditation that aims to help bring you back to the present moment. It’s something you’ll hopefully find valuable to return to when thoughts about the past and future get a little overwhelming. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 24, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 87
This short explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what the dichotomy of control is and how you can use it in your Stoic practice. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 17, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 86
"It’s typically human to feel affection even for people who make mistakes. The feeling is a response to the thoughts that they’re your kin, that they’re led astray against their will by their ignorance, that shortly both of you will be dead, and especially that he did you no harm, because he didn’t make your command center worse than it was before." — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.22 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack...
May 10, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 85
A short exploration of Seneca's advice to his friend Lucilius and the following related sentiment from the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer: "Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death." 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 03, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 84
This short explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of one of the elements of Stoicism that can sometimes be confusing - what the philosophy considers to be good, what it considers to be bad, and what it considers to be indifferent. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 26, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 83
In this interview with Jon Brooks, I share my journey into Stoicism and how it has helped me find meaning and purpose in life. I discuss how I was introduced to Stoicism through the Tim Ferriss podcast and William B Irvine's book "A Guide to the Good Life". I also explain how Stoicism's focus on personal responsibility and practical philosophy resonated with me and led me to start creating content on the topic early on in my philosophical journey. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check ou...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 82
What keeps people coming back to a Roman Emperor’s 2000-year-old journal? To help answer that question, in this episode I share one short lesson from each of the twelve books of the Meditations. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 12, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 81
This short explainer will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what negative visualization is and how you can use it in your Stoic practice. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 05, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 80
A reading of the second book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 79
