Ep. 240 - The Metaphysics of Stoicism w/Dr. Michael Tremblay

Jul 11, 2023

Dr. Michael Tremblay joins the podcast to discuss the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, modern Stoic movements, and the comparison between Stoic and Christian doctrines. They explore various topics such as the unified worldview of Stoicism, Stoicism's relationship with Judaism, Stoicism versus Epicureanism, the connection between philosophy and martial arts, stoicism as a way to live a good life, the authenticity of Marcus Aurelius as a Stoic, different types of modern Stoicism, the importance of metaphysics in Stoicism, the craft of writing, the concept of divinity in traditional stoicism, the interplay between Stoicism and Christianity, and the ethical considerations of artificial intelligence.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Considering Jujitsu's Popularity and Its Intersection with the Podcast World

01:51 • 2min

The Intersection of Philosophy and Martial Arts

03:54 • 15min

Stoic Philosophy and Living a Good Life

18:36 • 17min

Is Marcus Aurelius a True Stoic?

36:00 • 2min

Different Types of Stoicism and the Importance of Metaphysics

38:01 • 6min

The Humility of Scholars and the Craft of Writing

44:21 • 2min

The Divinity in Traditional Stoicism

46:10 • 9min

Stoicism and Christianity: Exploring the Fourth Gospel

54:48 • 16min

Stoicism and its connection to Christianity

01:10:20 • 19min

01:28:58 • 2min

In episode 240 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Michael Temblay to discuss the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. We also discuss modern Stoic movements and we compare and contrast some Stoic doctrines with Christian doctrines. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics. find more from Dr. Michael Tremblay at his website here: https://www.tremblaymichael.com/ Join this Pensées channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/join Join the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/960471494536285/ If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/parkers_pensees If you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: https://paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: https://teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspensees Sub to my Substack to read my thoughts on my episodes: https://parknotes.substack.com/ Check out my blog posts: https://parkersettecase.com/ Check out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: https://www.youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecase Check me out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trendsettercase Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkers_pensees/0:00 - who is Michael Tremblay? 7:00 - Jiujitsu vs. Wrestling 17:06 - Why Get a PhD in Stoic Philosophy? 18:38 - What is Stoicism? What is Philosophy? What makes a good life? 20:12 - Is fatalism intrinsic to Stoicism? (& The Argument from Reason?) 33:41 - Is Marcus Aurelius a True Stoic? 37:44 - Virtue and Indifference 40:05 - Modern Stoicism 46:12 - The Idea of God in Stoicism 55:09 - The Logos for Jews and Greeks 57:34 - Virtue, Ethics, and Telos 1:02:50 - Personal Identity on Stoicism? 1:06:13 - Jesus and the Stoic Sage 1:13:09 - Is there room for forgiveness in Stoicism? 1:17:13 - Can you actively choose the bad? 1:24:02 - Do children have human rights on Stoicism?