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The Philosophers: Stoic revival

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Do You Think That Stoicism Asks Too Much of You?

Bryant: Do you think stoicism asks too much of the ordinary person? He says there is a harshness to stoicism, and that certainly its reputation as e of a harsh unforgiving impossible ideal. But he thinks they also spoke kindly to each other, to themselves. Bryant: If you're better than where you were when you started, count that as a huge success.

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