Studying Stoicism

The 3 reasons externals are morally indifferent. The difference between Fate and Providence, and what Marcus added to Stoic ethical theory. Feedback/Email: steven@stoicismnewsletter.com Newsletter: https://stoicismnewsletter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com Big changes to the show, the Stoic conception of God, why the only bad is moral vice, and an exciting story involving snowmobiles, broken knees, and Fate. Website: https://stoicismpodcast.com Send me an Email anytime: steven@stoicismnewsletter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com The three areas of the Epictetus Training System, How to desire nothing, and the difference between virtue and moral character. (Due to demand, I have switched to a Marcus Aurelius In Your Inbox newsletter instead of Epictetus) Website: https://stoicismpodcast.com Epictetus' Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes (Mentioned in podcast) https://geni.us/KeithSeddon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com Did you know the Stoics believe that all vice is equal? That killing someone and stealing bread are morally equivalent? One of the toughest paradoxes in Stoicism, that all vice is equal. Website: https://stoicismpodcast.com Stoic Paradoxes by Cicero (mentioned in Podcast) https://geni.us/ciceroparadox This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com This Episode I recap my Saturday Epictetus In Your Inbox newsletter. Chapter 1 of the Handbook/Enchiridion by Epictetus. (Due to demand, I have switched to a Marcus Aurelius In Your Inbox newsletter.) The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments by Robin Waterfield- https://geni.us/epictetusdiscourses This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com In this episode, I talk about how to become Godlike, what is the divine principle and the use of poetry as a study tool. Website: https://stoicismpodcast.com If you want a copy of the translations I use, click these affiliate links Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Robin Waterfield: https://geni.us/robinwaterfield The Emperor's Handbook by Scot and David Hicks: https://geni.us/emperor Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays: https://geni.us/gregoryhays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com In this episode I talk about why a common criticism of the Meditations is actually a benefit, a fancy Greek word that can help you apply Stoic philosophy better and why Marcus didn't often explain Stoic concepts. If you want a copy of the translations I use, click these affiliate links Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Robin Waterfield: https://geni.us/robinwaterfield The Emperor's Handbook by Scot and David Hicks: https://geni.us/emperor Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays: https://geni.us/gregoryhays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://sendfox.com/stoicismnewsletter How a lack of moral focus will leave you aimless and wandering, how your actions and words will be meaningless without philosophy and how to study Stoicism more effectively. Website- https://stoicismpodcast.com/ If you want a copy of the translations I use, click these affiliate links Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Robin Waterfield: https://geni.us/robinwaterfield The Emperor's Handbook by Scot and David Hicks: https://geni.us/emperor Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays: https://geni.us/gregoryhays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://sendfox.com/stoicismnewsletter How our human nature is the same as the Stoic God, how life is long and short at the same time and how focusing on things outside of your control leaves you with a shallow sense of well-being. Website- https://stoicismpodcast.com/ If you want a copy of the translations I use, click these affiliate links Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Robin Waterfield: https://geni.us/robinwaterfield The Emperor's Handbook by Scot and David Hicks: https://geni.us/emperor Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays: https://geni.us/gregoryhays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://sendfox.com/stoicismnewsletter Why attention is the fundamental spiritual attitude of Stoicism. Consistent virtue is superior to randomness. Nightly routine inspired by Seneca and the short but difficult path to sagehood. Website: https://stoicismpodcast.com/ Philosophy As A Way of Life by Pierre Hadot- https://amzn.to/3KvNynI If you want a copy of the translations I use, click these affiliate links Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Robin Waterfield: https://geni.us/robinwaterfield The Emperor's Handbook by Scot and David Hicks: https://geni.us/emperor Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays: https://geni.us/gregoryhays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com The cosmic reason you should live in the present, why you should strive for progress and not perfection and details on my new website! Website: https://stoicismpodcast.com/ If you want a copy of the translations I use, click these affiliate links Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Robin Waterfield: https://geni.us/robinwaterfield The Emperor's Handbook by Scot and David Hicks: https://geni.us/emperor Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays: https://geni.us/gregoryhays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com The Stoic physics of why you should love your fate, providence, what is moral character and how do we define it, how Marcus Aurelius often employs the idea that everything is transient in nature and how that knowledge can be used on a practical basis. Website: https://stoicismpodcast.com/ If you want a copy of the translations I use, click these affiliate links Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Robin Waterfield: https://geni.us/robinwaterfield The Emperor's Handbook by Scot and David Hicks: https://geni.us/emperor Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays: https://geni.us/gregoryhays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com You are not your body, love of fate and reflecting on your mortality. What is the Stoic God? Chrysippus and the cart. Website: https://stoicismpodcast.com/ If you want a copy of the translations I use, click these affiliate links Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Robin Waterfield: https://geni.us/robinwaterfield The Emperor's Handbook by Scot and David Hicks: https://geni.us/emperor Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays: https://geni.us/gregoryhays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com

Want the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius delivered to your inbox weekly? Sign up for my free newsletter at https://stoicismnewsletter.com A useful mental exercise you should use every morning to help deal with different types of people. I explore the idea of the unbreakable connection between self-interest and the interests of others to. Why this is a helpful idea and how to implement it on a practical level If you want a copy of the translations I use, click these affiliate links Meditations: The Annotated Edition by Robin Waterfield: https://geni.us/robinwaterfield The Emperor's Handbook by Scot and David Hicks: https://geni.us/emperor Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays: https://geni.us/gregoryhays This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoicismnewsletter.substack.com