Stoicism On Fire

Beyond the Individual: An Interview with Will Johncock – Episode 64

An interview with Will Johncock, author of Beyond the Individual: Stoic Philosophy on Community and Connection.

Exploring Encheiridion 21 – Episode 63

Set before your eyes every day death and exile and everything else that looks terrible, especially death. Then you will never have any mean thought or be too keen on anyt

A Conscious Cosmos – Episode 62

The doctrine that the world is a living being, rational, animate and intelligent, is laid down by Chrysippus in the first book of his treatise On Providence, by Apollodor

Exploring Encheiridion 20 – Episode 61

Keep in mind that what injures you is not people who are rude or aggressive but your opinion that they are injuring you. So whenever someone provokes you, be aware that t

Remembering Dirk Mahling – Episode 60

Let your every action, word, and thought be those of one who could depart from life at any moment. (Meditations 2.11) I cannot find a more fitting passage to describe the

Exploring Encheiridion 19 – Episode 59

You can always win if you only enter competitions where winning is up to you. When you see someone honored ahead of you or holding great power or being highly esteemed in

Exploring Encheiridion 18 – Episode 58

Whenever a raven croaks ominously, don’t let the impression carry you away, but straightaway discriminate within yourself, and say: “None of this is a warning to me; it o

Exploring Encheiridion 17 – Episode 57

Keep in mind that you are an actor in a play that is just the way the producer wants it to be. It is short, if that is his wish, or long, if he wants it long. If he wants

Modern Stoic Fallacy #1 – Episode 56

The Missing Evidence is Evidence I recently decided to start covering Modern Stoic Fallacies periodically. I have been combatting some of these fallacies for years on Fac

Exploring Encheiridion 16 – Episode 55

Whenever you see someone grieving at the departure of their child or the loss of their property, take care not to be carried away by the impression that they are in dire

Exploring Encheiridion 15 – Episode 54

Keep in mind that you should always behave as you would do at a banquet. Something comes around to you; stretch out your hand and politely take a portion. It passes on; d

Exploring Encheiridion 14 – Episode 53

If you want your children and your wife and friends to survive no matter what, you are silly; for you are wanting things to be up to you that are not up to you, and thing

Exploring Enchiridion 13 – Episode 52

If you want to make progress, don’t mind appearing foolish and silly where outward things are concerned, and don’t wish to appear an expert. Even if some people think you

Breakfast with Seneca: An Interview with David Fideler – Episode 51

This interview of David Fideler covers his 2021 book titled, Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living. His book provides a detailed look at the life of S

Being Better: An Interview with Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos – Episode 50

This interview of Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos covers their 2021 book titled, Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In. Their book provides a short (13

The Festival of Life – Episode 49

Our situation is like that at a festival. Sheep and cattle are driven to it to be sold, and most people come either to buy or to sell, while only a few come to look at th

The Winds of Fortuna – Episode 48

The wise person is still not harmed by the storms of life—poverty, pain, and the rest. For not all his works are hindered but only those that pertain to others. He is him

The Religious Sentiment of Marcus Aurelius – Episode 47

Everything suits me that suits your designs, O my universe. Nothing is too early or too late for me that is in your own good time. All is fruit for me that your seasons b

The Religious Sentiment of Seneca – Episode 46

Seneca’s writings reveal a committed Stoic, a pious soul, and an inspirational moral philosopher. Nevertheless, some of his actions and financial dealings have generated

The Religious Sentiment of Epictetus – Episode 45

If I were a nightingale, I would perform the work of a nightingale, and if I were a swan, that of a swan. But as it is, I am a rational being, and I must sing the praise