The ancient stoics argued against the serendipotous, chance universe of the epicureans and for a rational and providentially ordered cosmos. The relationship between human nature and cos nature in stoicism is essential to understanding their counter intuitive position that everything else, besides fully rational and virtuous action, has no value. i strongly encourage everyone to consider the stoic conception of a providential cosmos with an open mind.
This podcast episode provides a new theoretical foundation for my previous blog post on The Discipline of Desire, which is being completely updated. Make sure to come back for the next episode where the spiritual exercise of the Discipline of Desire will build upon the theory of this episode.