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Professor Irvine comes on around the 7-minute mark. His new book, A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't, that was mentioned towards the end of the talk comes out in February.
William B. Irvine: Older and Wiser: Ancient Advice on Aging Well from Center for Values in Sci & Tech on Vimeo.
- Alain De Botton On The Stoics
Link to article: The Great Philosophers 2: The Stoics ‘Stoicism’ was a philosophy that flourished for some 400 years in Ancient Greece and Rome, gaining widespread support among all classes of society. It had one overwhelming and highly practical...
- Nassim Taleb On Stoics And Stoicism
From Fooled by Randomness:"Having control over randomness can be expressed in the manner in which one acts in the small and the large. Recall that epic heroes were judged by their actions, not by the results. No matter how sophisticated our choices, how...
- Tim Ferriss - Google Io Ignite - Practical Pessimism
Link Related Tim Ferriss links: Book - The 4-Hour Workweek Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs On The Shortness of Life: An Introduction to Seneca Related previous post: The Wisdom of the Stoics: Selections from Seneca, Epictetus, and...
- Bbc Radio 4's In Our Time Programme On Stoicism
An audio program on Stoicism (about 42 minutes). The philosophy of Stoicism was founded by Zeno in the fourth century BC and flourished in Greece and then in Rome. Its ideals of inner solitude, forbearance in adversity and the acceptance of fate won many...
- The Wisdom Of The Stoics: Selections From Seneca, Epictetus, And Marcus Aurelius
Frances and Henry Hazlitt (yes, the author of the great Economics in One Lesson) put together this wonderful compilation of wisdom from three great Stoics. I found this a little while back and Miguel's post from earlier today inspired me to finally...
Money and Finance
William B. Irvine: Older and Wiser: Ancient Advice on Aging Well
Professor Irvine comes on around the 7-minute mark. His new book, A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't, that was mentioned towards the end of the talk comes out in February.
William B. Irvine: Older and Wiser: Ancient Advice on Aging Well from Center for Values in Sci & Tech on Vimeo.
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Related books:
A Guide to the Good Life
On Desire: Why We Want What We Want
Seneca: Letters from a Stoic
The Discourses of Epictetus - The Handbook - Fragments
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations
Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings
Related previous posts:
The Wisdom of the Stoics: Selections from Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
Nassim Taleb on Stoics and Stoicism
- Alain De Botton On The Stoics
Link to article: The Great Philosophers 2: The Stoics ‘Stoicism’ was a philosophy that flourished for some 400 years in Ancient Greece and Rome, gaining widespread support among all classes of society. It had one overwhelming and highly practical...
- Nassim Taleb On Stoics And Stoicism
From Fooled by Randomness:"Having control over randomness can be expressed in the manner in which one acts in the small and the large. Recall that epic heroes were judged by their actions, not by the results. No matter how sophisticated our choices, how...
- Tim Ferriss - Google Io Ignite - Practical Pessimism
Link Related Tim Ferriss links: Book - The 4-Hour Workweek Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs On The Shortness of Life: An Introduction to Seneca Related previous post: The Wisdom of the Stoics: Selections from Seneca, Epictetus, and...
- Bbc Radio 4's In Our Time Programme On Stoicism
An audio program on Stoicism (about 42 minutes). The philosophy of Stoicism was founded by Zeno in the fourth century BC and flourished in Greece and then in Rome. Its ideals of inner solitude, forbearance in adversity and the acceptance of fate won many...
- The Wisdom Of The Stoics: Selections From Seneca, Epictetus, And Marcus Aurelius
Frances and Henry Hazlitt (yes, the author of the great Economics in One Lesson) put together this wonderful compilation of wisdom from three great Stoics. I found this a little while back and Miguel's post from earlier today inspired me to finally...