Stoicism On Fire Podcast
1) Beyond the Individual: An Interview with Will Johncock – Episode 64
An interview with Will Johncock, author of Beyond the Individual: Stoic Philosophy on Community and Connection.
2) Exploring Encheiridion 21 – Episode 63
Set before your eyes every day death and exile and everything else that looks terrible, especially death. Then you will never have any mean thought or be too keen on anything. (Ench 21) That’s an i...Show More
3) A Conscious Cosmos – Episode 62
The doctrine that the world is a living being, rational, animate and intelligent, is laid down by Chrysippus in the first book of his treatise On Providence, by Apollodorus in his Physics, and by Posi...Show More
4) Exploring Encheiridion 20 – Episode 61
Keep in mind that what injures you is not people who are rude or aggressive but your opinion that they are injuring you. So whenever someone provokes you, be aware that the provocation really comes fr...Show More
5) Remembering Dirk Mahling – Episode 60
Let your every action, word, and thought be those of one who could depart from life at any moment. (Meditations 2.11) I cannot find a more fitting passage to describe the last few months of Dirk Mahl...Show More
6) Exploring Encheiridion 19 – Episode 59
You can always win if you only enter competitions where winning is up to you. When you see someone honored ahead of you or holding great power or being highly esteemed in another way, be careful never...Show More
7) Exploring Encheiridion 18 – Episode 58
Whenever a raven croaks ominously, don’t let the impression carry you away, but straightaway discriminate within yourself, and say: “None of this is a warning to me; it only concerns my feeble body or...Show More
8) Exploring Encheiridion 17 – Episode 57
Keep in mind that you are an actor in a play that is just the way the producer wants it to be. It is short, if that is his wish, or long, if he wants it long. If he wants you to act the part of a begg...Show More
9) Modern Stoic Fallacy #1 – Episode 56
The Missing Evidence is Evidence I recently decided to start covering Modern Stoic Fallacies periodically. I have been combatting some of these fallacies for years on Facebook, in my blog, and on my ...Show More
10) Exploring Encheiridion 16 – Episode 55
Whenever you see someone grieving at the departure of their child or the loss of their property, take care not to be carried away by the impression that they are in dire external straits, but at once ...Show More