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Aug 2021
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Learning Stoicism: A Systematic Approach...

JON BROOKS
About this episode
People often treat Stoicism as something you read rather than something you train. This episode is my attempt to lay out a more systematic way to actually practise it. It is a full talk I gave on The Stoa, the open space hosted by Peter Limberg, who runs regular free workshops and conversations with genuinely interesting thinkers. Big thanks to Peter for hav ... Show More
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