Archive - The Stoa Letter

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

Aristotle’s Insight into Emotion

Right thing, right reason, right way

Jun 9 •

From Here All Things Flow

Commentary on Meditations 2.3

Jun 6 •

The Ultimate Advanced Stoicism Reading List

15 books for those ready for a deep dive

Jun 4 •

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