Empathy Beyond Insults: Understanding Human Struggles

In this episode, Michael and Caleb break down Handbook 42, where Epictetus lays out Socratic Intellectualism and explains why people's harsh words say more about them than you

This episode will challenge your assumptions about conflict and equip you with practical Stoic tools for navigating a world of criticism and misunderstanding.

(00:52) Epictetus's Handbook 42

(05:48) Empathy

(09:26) People's Words Say More About Them

(14:41) It Seemed So To Him

(18:48) This Applies To Everything

(23:36) Stoic Determinism

(26:22) Difficulty With Socratic Intellectualism

(33:40) Handbook 42

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