The What Is Stoicism? Podcast

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 Canu...

27 Jul 20234min

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 ...

26 Jul 20234min

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 demonstrat...

25 Jul 20234min

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 pr...

24 Jul 20237min

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 gra...

19 Jul 20234min

A reading of the fourth book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. S...

12 Jul 202326min

☀️ 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, ...

5 Jul 202310min

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...

28 Jun 202310min