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Dec 27
Episode #243 ... Hamlet - William Shakespeare
Today we talk about the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare. We compare more traditional takes on the themes of the play to a more modern, philosophical analysis of the play done by Simon Critchley and Jamieson Webster. We talk about Hamlet and his inability to take action ... Show More
30m 41s
Nov 29
Episode #242 ... Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
Today we talk about the philosophy behind the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. We talk about how ineffective violence and honor codes are as ways of maintaining the stability of a society. How catastrophe may be a deterrent to violence. The tension presented by Shake ... Show More
33m 24s
Nov 16
Episode #241 ... The Tragedy of Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare
Today we talk about the philosophical themes of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. We talk about the hypocrisy and false nostalgia of political violence. The ironies of living by a moral ideal like honor. Rhetoric as a site of where political power is won and lo ... Show More
32m 13s
Jul 2024
How To Stand Before Kings | Everything You Need To Know About Marcus Aurelius' Meditations
<p>The Stoics didn’t just stand before kings, they came to them as equals and in some cases, towered over them, their virtue putting them above any kind of worldly power.</p><p><br></p><p>📕 Pick up a copy of <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/lives-of-the-stoics-sign ... Show More
14m 55s
Aug 2024
It’s A Very Timeless Thing | A Cure For Procrastination
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Feb 2025
Socrates vs. The Thirty Tyrants | Philosophy in an Age of Fear
<p>The Thirty Tyrants were a ruthless group that crushed anyone who opposed them. Socrates had personal ties to some of its leaders but refused to take part in their brutal actions. Yet, his silence in the face of their regime would later come back to haunt him when he was put on ... Show More
30m 17s
Jan 2025
We Forget These Heroes | How To Organize Your Life Like A Stoic Philosopher
24m 19s
Oct 2024
Letters of Stoic Wisdom | Marcus Aurelius and Fronto
<p>Marcus Aurelius' letters to his rhetoric teacher, Fronto, give us a unique look into his life and relationships. As Brigid Delaney said in her recent interview on the Daily Stoic, <em>"if you want to understand </em><a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel= ... Show More
19m 21s
Apr 2025
Encourage Yourself Like This | Are Women MORE Stoic Than Men?
<p>It was a dark world…and Marcus Aurelius desperately needed some light.</p><p><br></p><p>🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host ... Show More
44m 41s
Jun 2024
How Marcus Aurelius Became Marcus Aurelius
22m 15s
May 2025
You’ll Be Called Worse…By Better
<p>Marcus Aurelius was the public face of an empire. Seneca published plays and books. Cato and Cicero ran for office. Epictetus was a slave to a powerful Roman, at his whim and his mercy. In other words, they knew what it was like to be criticized.</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Follow Th ... Show More
3m 9s
Dec 2024
The Wisest Man Alive (Yet Not Without Flaws)
<p>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 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-Like-Socra ... Show More
26m 44s
Today we talk about the collection of journals known as Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. We mark the differences between Stoicism, modern Stoic ethics, and the journals of Marcus Aurelius. We talk about the divine logos, indifferents, and how metaphysical assumptions ladder up into the virtue ethics of the ancient Stoics. We talk about some of the context tha ... Show More
<p>Marcus Aurelius was not like you at all. Yet…we can tell from <em>Meditations</em> that Marcus Aurelius was also <em>just like us.</em></p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Listen to David Hernández de la Fuente’s interview on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/cm/podcast/the-responsibility- ... Show More
<p>Cato defying Caesar. Rutilius Rufus going into exile. Marcus Aurelius on the battlefield.These were great and daring deeds of course. Lesser known of course, are the deeds of the Stoic women.</p><p><br></p><p>📚 Books Mentioned: </p><p><a href="https://store.dailystoic.co ... Show More
<p>🎙️Listen to Donald Robertson’s two-part interview on The Daily Stoic: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oBlD0dZ5IfzQNwjHU5dUG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> & <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bro-icism-vs-stoicism-donald-robe ... Show More
