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On Losing a Father and Finding Stoicism, with Tom Bissell
Manage episode 363561245 series 2492547
Author Tom Bissell discusses his recent essay in Harper's, "Time Is a Violent Stream," about embracing Stoic philosophy after the death of his father. Why is Stoicism so useful during a time of crisis? What do contemporary popular books about Stoicism get wrong? Why do online reactionaries love Marcus Aurelius? Plus: Is Stoicism just for men?
Recorded May 8, 2023
Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet
LINKS
Tom's piece, "Time Is a Violent Stream: On losing a father and finding Stoicism"
https://harpers.org/archive/2023/05/meditations-marcus-aurelius-stoicism/
Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
Ward Farnsworth's book, "The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manual"
https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Stoic-Philosophical-Users-Manual/dp/1567926118
Donald Robertson's book, "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius"
Follow @aryehcw
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
168 episoder
Manage episode 363561245 series 2492547
Author Tom Bissell discusses his recent essay in Harper's, "Time Is a Violent Stream," about embracing Stoic philosophy after the death of his father. Why is Stoicism so useful during a time of crisis? What do contemporary popular books about Stoicism get wrong? Why do online reactionaries love Marcus Aurelius? Plus: Is Stoicism just for men?
Recorded May 8, 2023
Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet
LINKS
Tom's piece, "Time Is a Violent Stream: On losing a father and finding Stoicism"
https://harpers.org/archive/2023/05/meditations-marcus-aurelius-stoicism/
Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
Ward Farnsworth's book, "The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manual"
https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Stoic-Philosophical-Users-Manual/dp/1567926118
Donald Robertson's book, "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius"
Follow @aryehcw
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
168 episoder
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