Archive - The Stoa Letter

Therapy vs Philosophy (Episode 191)

Men would rather read philosophy than go to therapy

Jul 8 •

and

54:31

Are Stoics just weak and naive?

The ring of Gyges

Jul 7 •

Do wrong to yourself, do wrong to yourself, my soul

Commentary on Meditations 2.6

Jul 4 •

Seneca On The Creation of Earthquakes (Episode 190)

Movie review time – Seneca hypocrite or sage?

Jul 1 •

47:28

June 2025

Living on borrowed time

Overcoming weak belief

Jun 30 •

Marcus Aurelius On What To Read (Episode 189)

Would the emperor would tell you to throw away your reading list?

Jun 24 •

17:06

Stoic responses to tyranny

Should one influence from within or resist?

Jun 23 •

A limit of time is fixed for you

Commentary on 2.4

Jun 20 •

The Stoic Paradoxes (Episode 188)

Shocking statements from the Stoics

Jun 17 •

and

48:41

The magic of Stoic maxims

And how to wield them

Jun 16 •

Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man

Marcus Aurelius on how to find relief

Jun 13 •

Misunderstanding the Dichotomy of Control (Episode 187)

Understanding what is up to you

Jun 10 •

and

43:21

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