In this podcast, we discuss boldness and action. We discuss the nature, importance, and features of boldness.
How can we cultivate boldness?
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7 Observations About Getting Older
I’ve gotten questions now and then about what it’s like to get older. How do I keep my mental and physical fitness like you? How do my thoughts change? How do my relationships change?
It’s a question that deserves an in-depth discussion, since the answers are complicated.
My Own Ten Commandments (Podcast Reading)
This is a reading of My Own Ten Commandments, one of the most popular articles to appear here in 2015. It lays out some key points in my worldview.
Lecture On “The Dream Of Scipio”: The Out-Of-Body Experience, The Nature of Glory, And The Immortality Of The Soul
This lecture discusses Cicero’s visionary essay The Dream of Scipio which I included at the end of my book Stoic Paradoxes. It relates a philosophical conversation arising from an out-of-body experience high above the Earth.
“Stoic Paradoxes” Lecture 7: Only The Wise Man Is Wealthy
Welcome to the seventh and final lecture in our series on Stoic Paradoxes.
In this lecture, we discuss some of the most critical points of Stoic ethics:
- What is wealth?
- Who can be considered wealthy?
- Is the wise man rich? If so, in what way?
I hope you’ve enjoyed this lecture series. If so, please rate me on iTunes, and on Amazon.com, so that others may find these lectures, and enrich their own lives.
Please feel free to email also, if you have questions about any of the ideas discussed here.
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“Stoic Paradoxes” Lecture 5: Misdeeds Are Equal, And Good Deeds Are Equal
Fortress of the Mind Publications brings you the fifth lecture in our series on Stoic Paradoxes.
In this lecture, we discuss the following proposition: misdeeds are equal, and good deeds are equal.
Is this true? If so, to what extent? And what does it mean for us?
Join us here (for SoundCloud) or here (for iTunes) to find out the answers…
“Stoic Paradoxes” Lecture 4: Discussion Of Paradoxes 1 And 2
This is our fourth lecture on Stoic Paradoxes
In this 15-minute lecture, we get into the book proper, with a discussion of the book’s first two propositions:
- That what is honorable is the only true good.
- When a man has virtue, he will lack nothing for proper living.
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By the time you’ve gone through my book and we conclude this lecture series, you will know Stoicism better than any college professor.
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“Stoic Paradoxes” Lecture 3: The Fundamentals Of Stoic Doctrine
We continue our lecture series on Stoic Paradoxes
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As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments.
A Reading Of The Prologue To “Pantheon”
Frequent reader Lucas Temple mentioned to me recently that he would like to hear a reading of the prologue of my book Pantheon: Adventures In History, Biography, And The Mind
The incident highlights the themes of persistence, struggle, and the idea that brilliant success often comes just when all seems lost.
So, Lucas, this one’s for you, brother. I hope you enjoy it.
My podcasts will also soon also be available on iTunes. I will keep listeners informed.
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“Stoic Paradoxes” Lecture Series, Part 2: Cicero’s Thought
In this second lecture of our series on Stoic Paradoxes, we focus on the influences behind Cicero’s thought, and how he identified himself doctrinally.
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