In this episode I discuss the Stoic view of Virtue. Questions asked and answered:
How does Stoicism describe virtue?
But what is virtue?
How can we be virtuous?
Episode 18: Conflict
In this episode I talk about the Stoic approach to personal conflict. Questions asked and answered:
What is the Stoic view of personal conflict?
How does a Stoic respond to conflict?
How does this radical viewpoint apply to life today?
Episode 17: The Stoic Fool
In Episode 17 I talk about what it means to be a Stoic fool. I consider this to be a companion piece to Episode 16: Progress. I think now that I’ve tackled the end product of Stoicism from two angles, I’ll be able to return to more day-to-day issues in the future. This episode’s questions:
Why would practitioners of a wisdom philosophy be considered foolish?
What benefit is there to being foolish in the Stoic way?
How can I be certain I'm being Stoically foolish and not generally foolish?
Also, you can pre-order my new book, The Beginner’s Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience & Positivity, here.
Good Fortune has a new RSS feed
Good Fortune is now hosted through Soundcloud. This has fixed the RSS issue that kicked me off iTunes among other podcatchers. I am looking into a way of seamlessly adjusting this site's feed to the new one, but I suggest heading directly to Soundcloud and getting the feed from there. I will still be posting new episodes on this site, of course (and yes, new ones are on the way). I just wanted to let you know what's up.
Also, since Good Fortune is now "new" on iTunes, all past reviews have been wiped out. If you are willing to go over and leave a review, you'd be doing a lot to let others know about the podcast.
Episode 13: Death and an Epitaph for Ourselves
In Episode 13 of Good Fortune I tackle death. Death is a huge topic and this podcast tends to come in at around 15 minutes, so please understand that I'll be covering only a glint of a facet of what the philosophy has to say. Also, this episode rests on the foundation of Episode 12, titled "Frightened of Change?" I'd suggest listening to it first. This episode's questions:
- What is death, to the Stoic?
- Why should we continuously confront death?
- How can we come to accept death?
As always, thank you for your support.
By the way, here's a wonderful resource for Stoically contemplating death. It's an entire chapter of Donald Robertson's book, Stoicism and the Art of Happiness. I recommend the chapter and the rest of the book as well.
