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Everything You Should Know About Ancient Stoicism (Episode 59)
Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied
The Stoics' Moral Claims About Virtue
For the Stoics virtue is just sort of the ultimate skill, knowing how all things come together in your life. A happy life is not having lots of possessions or a great reputation. None of these things are sufficient for a good life. Nor are they necessary so you can go without all of them and still have a good life if you have virtue. That's the key ethical claim. The next part I wanted to get into is the key psychological claims. They explain this and also situate an interesting and unique Stoic psychology that helps the way we think about our emotions.
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