Stoic Meditations

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44. The point of philosophy is... Mar 01, 2018

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Seneca makes a surprising statement about the primary aim of philosophy. Surprising, that is, if you confuse Stoicism and stoicism...

43. What happens after death? Mar 01, 2018

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Marcus Aurelius sounds agnostic about the after life. He also seems to think it doesn't matter.

42. Beware of superficial judgment Mar 01, 2018

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Epictetus observes that even if Plato were handsome and strong, that doesn’t mean those are the traits that made him a great philosopher...

41. Wealth not a measure of worth Mar 01, 2018

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Seneca has a problem with people who measure their worth by fashion or wealth.

40. Don’t be an imbecile! Mar 01, 2018

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Hierocles reminds us that it is useless to blame things that have no fault. Rather, look at how clumsy or stupid we are sometimes when we use them.

39. Radical idea: women's equality Mar 01, 2018

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Musonius Rufus says women have the same reasoning abilities as man, the same faculty of distinguishing good from bad.

38. Remember, everything passes Mar 01, 2018

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Marcus Aurelius lists a number of important people who are no more, as a reminder of the impermanence of things, and to help us keep what happens to us in perspective.

37. What good did you do today? Mar 01, 2018

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Epictetus says that not doing awful things isn’t enough, it’s too lazy. The point is to positively do good things.

36. Beware of relying on luck Mar 01, 2018

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Seneca uses a beautiful analogy to explain why the Stoic practitioner should not rely on luck, and indeed should be positively weary of it.

35. Keep your inner demon clean Mar 01, 2018

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Marcus Aurelius talks about how we should keep our “daimon,” i.e., our deliberating faculty, or our conscience.

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