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PREVIEW-Ep 201 Marcus Aurelius’s “Meditations” (Part Three)

November 5, 2018 by Mark Linsenmayer 2 Comments

Mark and Seth build on parts 1 and 2 of our discussion of Marcus to get further into the specifics of his metaphysics and how this is supposed to relate to behavior. Can Stoic directives really come solely "from reason," as he claims? How does this interact with the behaviors that we pursue (appropriately, according to Marcus) "by nature," i.e., without conscious deliberation  Continue Reading …

Ep. 201 Follow-Up: More on Marcus Aurelius’s “Meditations” (Citizens Only)

October 29, 2018 by Mark Linsenmayer 5 Comments

Mark and Seth get further into the specifics of Marcus's metaphysics and how this is supposed to relate to behavior. Can his directives really come solely "from reason," as he claims? How does this interact with the behaviors that we pursue (appropriately, according to Marcus) "by nature," i.e., without conscious deliberation required? Seth is concerned with how individualistic  Continue Reading …

Ep. 201: Marcus Aurelius’s Stoicism with Ryan Holiday (Part Two)

October 29, 2018 by Mark Linsenmayer 8 Comments

More on The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (180 CE) and Ryan's The Daily Stoic (2016). We talk Stoicism as "pre-mourning," love of fate even with trauma, are Stoics committed to a divine plan, Stoic political ethics, ethical models for emulation, and the idea of overwriting your brain with the Stoic operating system. Hear part 1 first, or get the full, unbroken Citizen  Continue Reading …

Ep. 201: Marcus Aurelius’s Stoicism with Ryan Holiday (Part One)

October 22, 2018 by Mark Linsenmayer 2 Comments

On The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (ca. 180 CE) plus Ryan's The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living (2016), which was co-written with Stephen Hanselman and features original translations and interpretations of passages from Marcus, Seneca, Epictetus, and others. What does Stoicism look like in practice, in both ancient and modern  Continue Reading …

Ep. 201: Marcus Aurelius’s Stoicism with Ryan Holiday (Citizen Edition)

October 22, 2018 by Mark Linsenmayer 10 Comments

On The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (ca. 180 CE) plus Ryan's The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living (2016), which was co-written with Stephen Hanselman and features original translations and interpretations of passages from Marcus, Seneca, Epictetus, and others. What does Stoicism look like in practice, in both ancient and modern  Continue Reading …

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