Show notes
Join Jacob and Brendan as they talk about stoicism and how it fits into their semi-modern lives. Socials: @jbai.v3 and @bjubulis on instagram and @b_jubes on twitter. 1:15 Jacob's introduction to Stoicism via Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy 2:41 Diogenes, the Cynic Philosopher 4:36 Brendan's introduction to Stoicism via literary osmosis 5:16 Stoicism in the modern age 6:29 What does Stoicism promote? 7:40 Marcus Aurelius' Meditations 9:29 Why Stoicism is popular 14:45 Religious overlap with stoicism 16:14 The power of stoicism 21:06 Criticisms of stoicism 25:23 Memento Mori and negative visualization 28:32 Absurdity and antinomy 29:46 Where should we ascribe meaning in our world today? 32:30 Morality in an amoral world 36:11 Don't let stoicism become your whole personality 39:16 Takeaways from Stoicism Scuffed Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/tAt5OcmVj2z