Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

“Although we don’t often recognise it, the 21st century is a transhuman era, where everything that currently makes us human, from our brains and bodies, to our values and ways of life, is poised to b…

In this conversation, Caleb speaks with Donald Robertson about Marcus Aurelius. They dive into what we know about the man and the critical episodes of his life. Donald shares his thoughts on the Marc…

“Everything has two handles, and it may be carried by one of these handles, but not by the other.”

In this conversation, Caleb and Michael talk about these lines from Epictetus.

They talk about how it …

In this podcast, Caleb speaks with professor Rob Colter.

Rob has extensive experience teaching Stoicism in camps, universities, and prisons.

He talks about the powerful idea of Stoic freedom, how he’s …

“A Stoic is a Buddhist with attitude”

How do you not just survive in chaos, but benefit from it?

In this podcast, Caleb and Michael review Nassim Taleb’s book “Antifragile.” In it, Taleb describes a S…

Who were the Cynics and why did the Stoics treat them as exemplars?  

In this conversation, Caleb speaks with Dr. M. D. Usher about the ancient philosophy of Cynicism, its training program, and way of…

Time for another Stoic movie review.  This week Caleb and Michael talk 300. They cover the good, bad, and and provocative aspects of the film on the Spartan’s epic last stand at Thermopylae.

Gladiator

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This one is for all of you interested in Stoic theory.

In this conversation, Caleb and Scott Aikin discuss objections to Stoicism.

Scott defends a revisionary kind of Stoicism. In some places, Caleb q…

Caleb and Michael discuss an objection to Stoicism: the impossibility objection. Along the way, they talk about the challenge of living by Stoic principles, especially in extreme situations, and whet…

How can you use Stoicism to cultivate compassion and build deeper connections?

Brittany Polat joins Caleb to talk about the themes from her new set of meditations: Deeper Connections. They discuss the…

Caleb and Michael talk about Seneca’s 94th Letter to Lucilius. In it Seneca debates the place of rules in the philosophical life with the ancient Stoic Aristo.

It's a topic of theoretical and practica…

In this conversation, Michael Tremblay and Erlend MacGillivray take a deep dive into Stoic history and the life of Epictetus.

It’s an excellent discussion for anyone looking to enrich their knowledge …

In this conversation, Caleb and Michael talk Socrates. Why was he held in such high regard by the Stoics? What’s the line of philosophical theory and practice connecting Stoicism to Socrates? And how…

In this conversation, Caleb speaks with William O Stephens about his 6 core themes of Stoicism.

Epictetus’s 'Encheiridion': A New Translation and Guide to Stoic Ethics

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(03:35) Massimo Pigliucci

(05:08) Donald Robertson

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Are New Year’s resolutions Stoic?

Caleb and Michael talk about the Stoic cases for and against the practice. Then they move to what…

In this conversation, Caleb speaks with Aiste Celkyte about the Stoic theory of beauty. They cover what the Stoics saw as beautiful, how their aesthetics expresses their ethics, and the practical app…

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The Stoics are always reminding us to improve ourselves now. But h…

In this conversation, Caleb speaks with Rob LaFleur, Professor of Anthropology & History at Beloit College and teacher of The Great Courses Books That Matter: The Analects of Confucius.

Stoics care ab…