It Takes a Guide To ‘Get’ It | 9 Core Stoic Beliefs
Summary
Ryan Holiday introduces Stephen Hanselman’s article on nine core Stoic beliefs, covering living according to nature, virtue as the sole good, and the distinction between what is and isn’t in our control. The episode explores Stoic optimism, the rejection of toxic emotions like anger and fear, and the importance of social duty and cooperation. It concludes by emphasizing progress over perfection, urging listeners to persist in good and resist evil.
Topics discussed
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Introduction: Marcus Aurelius, Stockdale, and Epictetus
Guest Intro: Stephen Hanselman and Core Beliefs
Living in Agreement with Nature
Virtue as the Sole Good and the Four Cardinal Virtues
Reasoned Choice and Preferred Indifferents
Role Ethics and Duty to the Common Good
Inborn Resources and Optimistic Human Nature
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Eliminating Toxic Emotions: Hope, Fear, and Anger
The Unified Self and Character is Fate
Social Engagement and the Stoic Golden Rule
Progress, Not Perfection: Persist and Resist
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