Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied Stoa

Caleb and Michael talk about forgiveness and clemency. How does the Stoic idea of forgiveness differ from the popular account – and when should we pardon other's wrongdoing or address it head on?

(01:16) What Is Forgiveness?

(15:59) The Stoic Account

(25:00) Forgive Everyone At Once

(28:18) Clemency

(35:10) Is Clemency Only A Tool For The Strong?

(45:07) Challenges

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Caleb speaks with Jennifer Baker about teaching Stoicism and its application to modern day life. Along the way they discuss Aristotle, business ethics, the meaning of living in accordance with nature, and natural vs actual virtue.

https://philosophy.cofc.edu/faculty-staff-listing/baker-jennifer.php

(00:40) Teaching Stoicism In Academia

(04:22) Aristotle

(12:26) Natural Virtue vs Actual Virtue

(17:40) Stoics In The Economy

(30:25) Stoic Answer To Happiness

(36:54) Why Aren't We Happy Already?

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Caleb and Michael discuss the Stoics strategy for setting boundaries.

Learn about the issues many Stoic practitioners face with boundaries and how Epictetus counsels us to live better.

(02:59) What Are Boundaries?

(06:13) The Challenge for Stoics

(19:58) Defining and Enforcing Boundaries

(30:46) Everything Is A Scam

(38:33) Enforce Boundaries For The Right Reason

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"Stoicism is not so much an ethic as it is a paradoxical recipe for happiness."

Caleb speaks with Allan from What Is Stoicism about the practice of Stoicism as a philosophy of daily life.

They discuss how they think about Stoicism, the work of Pierre Hadot, underrated ideas in Stoicism, and their Stoic practices.

https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/

https://whatisstoicism.com/what-is-stoicism/

(00:33) Allan's Story

(04:59) What Is Stoicism?

(10:54) An Underrated Stoic Idea

(18:18) Stoic Exercises

(28:06) Widening The Domain of Being

(31:48) Philosophy As Gardening

(35:10) Refined Selfishness

(39:55) Stoic Meditation

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"Shadows and dust"

Caleb and Michael talk about the philosophical themes in the epic movie "Gladiator." It's the very first Stoa film review.

(00:39) Introduction

(07:26) Movie Review

(09:32) Commodus as Anti-Model

(13:57) Is Maximus Stoic?

(17:03) Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator

(19:50) Maximus is a Stoic Hero

(23:28) The Afterlife

(29:11) Proximo

(34:37) Gladiatorial Games

(37:19) Masculinity and Role Ethics

(48:26) Restoring the Republic

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Why does Musonius Rufus lecture on food and men's fashion?

Caleb talks to William O Stephens to find out. Learn how the Stoics thought about ordinary issues of life in order to live extraordinarily well.

https://williamostephens.com/

(01:11) Musonius Rufus and Epictetus

(09:09) Why Care About Food and Fashion?

(13:42) Food

(23:16) Optimizing Health

(29:58) The Social Dimension

(36:14) Beards

(45:17) What is Natural?

(52:42) Epictetus on Beards

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