Epictetus goes on to imagine what it would be like to be a slave to one of these sceptics. He says that he would risk being whipped to the bone every day, but he would not stop tormenting him. In our next episode we will dive right into the discipline of assent as a tual exercise. If you are interested in this ancient practice of stoicism, you can find plenty of resources at w w w dot traditional stoicism dot com.