S3 E43 Something About Stoicism

Episode discussion topics <ul><li>Stoicism? Really? Why you may wonder? <ul><li>It holds valuable timeless wisdom from our ancient ancestors. Being a human is pretty much a universal struggle for all humans throughout time. Who would have thought? </li> <li>It provides practical steps and methods for being a better, less anxious, and happier human. </li> <li>It aims to provide tools for you to become the best version of yourself based on your own measure. </li> <li>Practicing the methods will make you a better citizen of our republic. </li> <li>How does self-rule translate into the economy? How do we leave behind the concrete plantation that was built by the owners of the system? </li> </ul> </li> <li>So what is it? A fad diet? A religion? Where did it come from? Do I need to attend a church or go to meetings? <ul><li>According to the <a href='https://collegeofstoicphilosophers.org/Stoicism'>College of Stoic Philosophers</a> is a complete philosophy informed by an integrated system of Logic, Physics, and Ethics. </li> <li>The ethics part helps it feel like religion - guidance on making decisions and physics as the nexus of all things, and logic helps you in the process of considering things. It's a philosophy all about being human and more specifically about you being you and having agency in a world outside of your control. </li> <li>During its heydays, it was a religion with ideas originating back in Greece circa Socrates. Actually, it was a lot more than what religion is today because it included other areas like cosmology, physics, psychology, and of course philosophy. We must note that much of what the Greeks taught had come from other peoples and times before them. We just don't have a lot of records today. </li> <li>It lived on through many thousands of years from Greece to the Romans who picked it up after. </li> <li>No church nor extraordinary socializing is required for you to study and practice this philosophy. It's practical as you are and where you are right now with whoever is n