The Sunday Stoic
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Navigating life day by day is difficult at best and nearly impossible without a guide. The philosophy of Stoicism is one of our guides for living a good life. Join Steve every Sunday for interviews with modern Stoics, readings of ancient texts, and advice for implementing Stoicism in your daily life. Carpe Diem!
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are widely available in our supermarkets. When would a Stoic consider growing GMO's? This is a audio version of an essay that I wrote for the College of Stoic Philosophers. To read the article please go to https://ejournal.collegeofstoicphilosophers.org/eJournal42.pdf ..read more
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
In this epside I review of the Marcus Aurelius Program and discuss possible future podcasts.
for more information on the Marcus Aurelius Program and the College of Stoic Philosphers visit https://collegeofstoicphilosophers.org/map ..read more
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
On this, the final episode of the Sunday Stoic Podcast, we reflect on making progress as Stoic practitioners. The readings this week are.
Seneca Moral Letters #69
Epictetus Discourses: Book 2 #19
Meditations Book 2 #4
Thanks all for a great five years!
Carpe Diem!
The archive of all episodes can be found on YouTube or https://archive.org/details/220-philosophy-the-guide-of-life-wi ..read more
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
As a follow-up installment, guest contributor Jayce Basques expands on his discussion with Aaron Prim. Some things never change; other things need to change to be better understood ..read more
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
Guest contributor Jayce Basques and his longtime friend and collaborator, Aaron Prim, have spent the last two years reading, implementing and interpreting a passage a week. The two refer to the original text to truly understand what was at the heart of Marcus Aurelius's "Notes to Self."
What follows today is a discussion about music, meaning and lessons learned along the way ..read more
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
This week Donald Robertson joins the podcast to discuss his new graphic novel Verissimus. This graphic novel follows the life and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. We discuss the writing process, the life of Marcus Aurelius and Donald's new project Plato's Academy Center.
https://platosacademy.org/
For more information visit https://donaldrobertson.name ..read more
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
Al from Scotland guest hosts this week to discuss using our rationality while we still have it ..read more
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
This week we wrap up book 10 of the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.
We learn
1. To keep good sayings handy
2. To accept what fate has in store
3. That death is no bad thing
4. Judge others (and ourselves) by our intentions
5. To cultivate our minds ..read more
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
Ryan Racine joins the show to discuss his new book: The Stoic Teacher Ancient Mind Hacks to Help Educators Foster Resiliency, Optimism, and Inner Calm. We discuss the challenges and rewards of teaching, techniques to become a more resilient teacher and how to find and become a mentor ..read more
The Sunday Stoic
1y ago
Journey's can take two forms. You can wander aimlessly and see where you end up or you can travel toward a particular destination. To ensure a well-lived life we should have a certain life-long destination in mind and we can then design the life we want to live to reach that destination. This is the essence of backward design ..read more