James Stockwell famously took the work of Epictatus with him to Vietnam and said that it was crucial for his surviving being a POW. The whole ethic is that you should live in a way that doesn't depend on fortune or things out of your control, he says. "I think that fits the condition that we're in right now"
David and Tamler dive into Seneca’s “On the Happy Life” and stoicism, the topic selected by our beloved patreon supporters. Why is stoicism so popular today? What does Seneca actually think about Epicureanism? Can Seneca's philosophy be reconciled with his life as a wealthy Roman aristocrat? Are stoics too cold and detached or is that an unfair caricature? And why can’t David and Tamler fully embrace this undeniably wise approach to life?
Plus the return of… GUILTY CONFESSIONS and some favorite things from 2022.
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