Socrates is considered the man who brought philosophy down from the heavens. He made philosophy practical, accessible, urgent, but he was also contradictory, confusing, and complicated. Today's audiobook excerpt is from How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World by Donald Robertson.
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For most of its history, Stoicism was a spoken, conversational philosophy. It was meant to be heard, discussed, and worked through in the back and forth.🎙️ Listen to the episode with David Mamet on Apple Podcasts and Spotify📚 Pick up a copy of The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday🎟️ ... Show More
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Episode 62, Epictetus: A Guide to Stoicism (Part II. The Discourses and The Enchiridion)
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