Stoicism

[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

Are there any Stoics here?

Can you provide any Stoicism 101 links, lead, simple books.

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[Enjoy The DeclineParticipant 1719]

Link

This was my first stoic book and I got it when it came out. It is a good introduction of the subject and the book even talks about how you can apply to stoicism to today’s world.

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[Enjoy The DeclineParticipant 1719]

hmm, don’t know why the number count for this thread did not get updated.

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[hmskl’dParticipant 6406]

With my viewing of sci-fi, I have always identified most with the personalities of the Vulcan characters. Yet, I really don’t believe I’m a true stoic.
As far back as I can remember, members of of my family have seemed to suppress their emotions. Family gatherings were relatively quiet affairs; I don’t ever remember any adult member of my close or even more distant family yelling, speaking noticeably loud or crying .. even at funerals. Much of this might be an acquired trait from my ancestry on both sides. My grandparents all came from fairly remote and northernmost regions of different parts of Scandinavia .. and all of my relatives also still speak fluent Norwegian. Some of my more distant relatives actually immigrated on sailing ships just after the turn of the last century. I have heard stories about the hardships they endured along the voyage during the crossing. Yet, somehow they held together and survived to make a life for themselves in this country.

[Miked824Participant 2]

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is one I’m reading now, there are also some other philosophers such as Seneca and Cicero

[Enjoy The DeclineParticipant 1719]

Miked824 wrote:

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is one I’m reading now, there are also some other philosophers such as Seneca and Cicero

Yeah, I read that book too. It’s a fast read if you do not read all the references in the other half of the book. He is a person that I admire.

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[RoyDalParticipant]

I’m all in for Stoic philosophy.
My favorite Stoic is Epictetus. Here’s his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus
Key quote, and why I like him so much: “Epictetus taught that philosophy is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline.”

My second favorite is Marcus Aurelius (he too has his own page). If you search Wikipedia for “Meditations” his famous book will pop right up. (I’m not sending a link to keep this out of the pending folder.)

Both authors are available as free downloads, and most library systems should have them. Mine does.

Miked824 wrote:

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is one I’m reading now, there are also some other philosophers such as Seneca and Cicero

Seneca and Cicero are both good choices.

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[RoyDalParticipant]

This is an excellent course. I found a copy in a nearby college library, and, thanks to you, I am thinking of viewing it again. Each lecture is a half hour, so it can be viewed (or listened to) in bite sized chunks.

Practical Philosophy: The Greco-Roman Moralists
Course No. 4473

http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/practical-philosophy-the-greco-roman-moralists.html

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[AntaresParticipant 208]

I adopted Stoicism many years back when I read up on philosophy, but stopped talking about it since everyone assumes it’s about not showing emotion. Ancient art of Stoic Joy is probably the book I would recommend, others. In modern times “philosophy” is adopted as a chatter topic among academics who want to appear smart, not as something they adapt in their actual lives. So I think it’s best to look to historical philosophers. I don’t have specific names I recall, but you’ll find those of merit made enough of a name that you can follow their works like Dal suggests.

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[BDParticipant 1146]

Miked824 wrote:

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is one I’m reading now

I thought this was a great book Miked! I’ve read it several times.
Great thread guys!
Here is something related: Seneca

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[Enjoy The DeclineParticipant 1719]

Link

DB, from that video you showed us, I found this little gem. I read Marcus Aurelius’s book three times, but every point he made was very brief since it was a journal of his thoughts. It is nice that this gem of a video explained some of his more important points in detail so that we could understand them more.

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[BDParticipant 1146]

Yeah Enjoy the Decline, that’s a great video.

There are many aspects of Stoicism that I enjoy.

Here’s a book list link:

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/stoicism

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