Episode 201: Marcus Aurelius's Stoicism with Ryan Holiday (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Ancient Wisdom of Stoicism
Stosasan: The idea of agency, I think, was less prevalent at the time. Marcus Aurelius did not have the ability to say no and so you can choose to be driven that's in your control. He says stoicism gets at the heart of telling yourself things are vastly over our heads. Hadoado: But if you want to buy into a more thorough determinism, you'd like to look at what choices you make.
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