The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Episode 201: Marcus Aurelius's Stoicism with Ryan Holiday (Part Two)

More on The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (ca. 180 CE) plus Ryan's The Daily Stoic (2016). We talk Stoicism as "pre-mourning," love of fate, the divine plan, political ethics, ethical models, and overwriting your brain with the Stoic operating system. Hear <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/10/22/ep201-1-marcus-aurelius/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">part 1</a> first, or get the full, unbroken <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/10/22/ep201-marcus-aurelius-citizen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Citizen Edition</a>, as well as <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2018/10/29/ep201-follow-up-marcus-aurelius-citizen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the follow-up discussion</a>. <a href="http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Please support PEL!</a> End song: "Any Way the Wind Blows" by MIR; listen to Mark talk with Asif Illyas on <a href="http://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/nem-33-asif-illyas-colors-it-old-school-i-e-80s/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nakedly Examined Music #33</a>.

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