How A Stoic Trains For Life
Dec 11, 2024•5 min•Season 1Ep. 169
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Episode description
The Stoics liked to draw parallels between the practice of philosophy and other, more physical pursuits that require concentrated effort to improve one’s ability.
One popular analogy was to present Stoicism as a type of training similar to that an athlete would undertake.
In this episode, we reflect on Epictetus's comparison of life to the Olympic Games, and Musonius Rufus's use of Stoicism as a means of strengthening one’s soul.
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