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February 21, 2023

Vapidity vs. Virtue

Welcome back to Practical Stoicism, dear Prokopton, I’m glad you’re here. Today we’re jumping into letter 80 of Seneca’s moral letters to Lucilius. “To-day I have some free time, thanks not so much to myself as to the games, which have attracted all the bores to the boxing-match. No one will interrupt me or disturb the […]

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Published on February 21, 2023 02:00

February 20, 2023

Stoicism Authors Charted

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Published on February 20, 2023 15:00

Stoicism is Endangered. Can Academics Help Save It?

After reading that title you may be thinking, “Endangered? Surely Tanner is having a laugh! How could he possibly think Stoicism is endangered? What sort of fool halfwit could look at the obvious resurgence of interest in this Ancient Greek philosophy and come away with the idea that it is endangered?” Well, me. How and […]

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Published on February 20, 2023 07:16

Mamma Aurelius

So today we’ll revisit Book 1 Meditation 1 to read what is defined in other places as book 1 meditation 3. Here’s that segment: “Of my mother I have learned to be religious, and bountiful; and to forbear, not only to do, but to intend any evil; to content myself with a spare diet, and […]

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Published on February 20, 2023 02:00

February 19, 2023

Eric Goes Brogue [Practical Cynicism]

Eric goes brogue in this episode of Practical Cynicism — Get rid of ads, support our work : https://stoicismpod.com/members Join the Discord Community : https://stoicismpod.com/discord Join our journaling program : https://stoicismpod.com/journaling Join the Stoic Path : https://stoicismpod.com/path — Sponsor Henson Shaving : https://hensonshaving.com/practical Sponsor Athletic Greens : https://athleticgreens.com/practical Sponsor Rocket Money : https://rocketmoney.com/practical — The […]

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Published on February 19, 2023 07:40

February 17, 2023

Compassion and a Pair a’ Sutra [Practical Buddhism]

Compassion and the Sutra, with Emma Varvaloucas — Get rid of ads, support our work : https://stoicismpod.com/members Join the Discord Community : https://stoicismpod.com/discord Join our journaling program : https://stoicismpod.com/journaling Join the Stoic Path : https://stoicismpod.com/path — Sponsor Henson Shaving : https://hensonshaving.com/practical Sponsor Athletic Greens : https://athleticgreens.com/practical Sponsor Rocket Money : https://rocketmoney.com/practical — The book I […]

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Published on February 17, 2023 22:45

February 15, 2023

Sex and Sexuality: The Stoic Perspective

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Published on February 15, 2023 02:00

February 14, 2023

Do You Have Friends? Real Ones?

Letter #3 of Seneca’s letters to Lucilius (link to source, below). — Get rid of ads, support our work : https://stoicismpod.com/members Join the Discord Community : https://stoicismpod.com/discord Join our journaling program : https://stoicismpod.com/journaling Join the Stoic Path : https://stoicismpod.com/path — Sponsor Henson Shaving : https://hensonshaving.com/practical Sponsor Athletic Greens : https://athleticgreens.com/practical Sponsor Rocket Money : https://rocketmoney.com/practical […]

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Published on February 14, 2023 02:00

February 13, 2023

Be Thoughtful And Do Your Own Work

“Of him that brought me up, not to be fondly addicted to either of the two great factions of the coursers in the circus, called Prasini, and Veneti: nor in the amphitheatre partially to favour any of the gladiators, or fencers, as either the Parmularii, or the Secutores. Moreover, to endure labour; nor to need […]

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Published on February 13, 2023 02:00

February 11, 2023

Don’t Blink [Practical Cynicism]

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Published on February 11, 2023 20:44