Stoicism On Fire

Stoic Spiritual Exercises – Episode 7

Apr 29, 2018
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INSIGHT

Stoic Spiritual Exercises

  • Stoicism emphasizes spiritual exercises like the disciplines of assent, desire, and action.
  • These exercises are key to the "path of the prokopton" and developing a Stoic moral attitude.
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Modern Philosophy vs. Socrates

  • Modern academic philosophy often ignores the spiritual practices of figures like Socrates.
  • This is problematic for Stoicism, which is rooted in Socratic philosophy as a way of life.
ANECDOTE

Contrasting Views on Stoicism

  • Chris Fisher contrasts two books on Stoicism: Becker's A New Stoicism and Hadot's The Inner Citadel.
  • Becker's modern academic view rejects Stoic teleology, while Hadot embraces it.
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