#96 - "But The Stoics Said..."

The ancient Stoics were great people; truly. They pushed Stoicism forward, but, more importantly, they pushed critical thinking forward. Something that you will often read in the Stoic texts is a focus on contemplation, on philosophizing.Yet, the ancient Stoics were not Gods; they were people, and so were inherently flawed just like you and I. Seneca in particular knew this, and in one of his letters to Lucius, he directly states that we should actually think about things other Stoics said, like Zeno and Cleanthes, as opposed to just quoting them.Stoicism is an amazing philosophy, but as modern Stoics, we must be careful to not simply accept everything the ancient Stoics said as if they were Gods. That doesn't make us philosophers; that makes us ideologically possessed. Today, I'll cover why, though there is nothing wrong with quoting the ancient Stoics, one's argument must first be built on logic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices