My kind of philosophy. By shifting emphasis on to what is actually real and uninfluenced by personal opinion, emotions are allowed to dissipate naturally.. when you're lucky and you don't need them to react to the kind of situations they evolved to deal with. If ever there's an illustration of free will, this is one of them.
You can become more acquainted with Massimo's work at iai.tv iai.tv/articles/marcus-aurelius-the-unemotional-stoic-auid-1227 iai.tv/articles/the-big-myths-in-science-auid-1259 iai.tv/video/how-to-spot-pseudoscience We hope you enjoy it.
I think the fact that Epictetus was a slave shows that we can learn to accept what we cannot control and focus instead on what we can when we find ourselves the subjects of injustice.
Indeed, when he talked about being possibly chained for being a philosopher, he stated "if that is profitable for you, chain my body" but he said it not as someone with fake courage, but someone who had experience being enslaved under a cruel master who broke his leg for shits and giggles.
I like Stoicism but Buddha is incomparable. I have read many works of Pigliucci. I really enjoyed them but I found him little bit biased or misunderstanding towards Buddha. He does not remark anywhere how Indian philosophies might have influenced Graeco-Roman Philosophies including Stoicism. India and Greece had been connected directly or indirectly long before Alexander, the Great. Some Neo-Pythagoreans have written that Pythagoras had visited India. After Alexander, India and Greece had political, cultural and marital relationships. By the 3rd Century BC, we see some Greek Buddhist monks, by the 2nd century BCE we see Indo-Greeks as patron of Buddhism. I think the Greek surname Bautista is derived from Buddhist. The Father of Church, Clement of Alexandria called Buddha as Boutta. Later Roman empire had great trade relationship with India.
'He does not remark anywhere how Indian philosophies might have influenced Graeco-Roman Philosophies including Stoicism.' What makes you think that? lol
@Vampiresoap I agree with you but did I say that Buddhism is older than Stoicism so it it is better than next? If you understood that then it is your fault, not mine!
My kind of philosophy.
By shifting emphasis on to what is actually real and uninfluenced by personal opinion, emotions are allowed to dissipate naturally.. when you're lucky and you don't need them to react to the kind of situations they evolved to deal with.
If ever there's an illustration of free will, this is one of them.
I truly enjoy learning more about the Stoic philosophy, don't know much about Massimo Pigliucci, but appreciate you introducing me to him. Thank you!
You can become more acquainted with Massimo's work at iai.tv
iai.tv/articles/marcus-aurelius-the-unemotional-stoic-auid-1227
iai.tv/articles/the-big-myths-in-science-auid-1259
iai.tv/video/how-to-spot-pseudoscience
We hope you enjoy it.
Yes Dichotomy of control is really important to remember daily
Hi Simon, Massimo talks more about this here: iai.tv/video/how-to-be-a-stoic-massimo-pigliucci
Such a buzz word these days.
I think the fact that Epictetus was a slave shows that we can learn to accept what we cannot control and focus instead on what we can when we find ourselves the subjects of injustice.
Indeed, when he talked about being possibly chained for being a philosopher, he stated "if that is profitable for you, chain my body" but he said it not as someone with fake courage, but someone who had experience being enslaved under a cruel master who broke his leg for shits and giggles.
The fact that the 2 most famous stoucs are a slave and a roman emperor show how stoicism is for all
Great interview
Very insightful.
Yes the greatest of the Roman Stoic's Epictedus
I like Stoicism but Buddha is incomparable. I have read many works of Pigliucci. I really enjoyed them but I found him little bit biased or misunderstanding towards Buddha. He does not remark anywhere how Indian philosophies might have influenced Graeco-Roman Philosophies including Stoicism. India and Greece had been connected directly or indirectly long before Alexander, the Great. Some Neo-Pythagoreans have written that Pythagoras had visited India. After Alexander, India and Greece had political, cultural and marital relationships. By the 3rd Century BC, we see some Greek Buddhist monks, by the 2nd century BCE we see Indo-Greeks as patron of Buddhism. I think the Greek surname Bautista is derived from Buddhist. The Father of Church, Clement of Alexandria called Buddha as Boutta. Later Roman empire had great trade relationship with India.
'He does not remark anywhere how Indian philosophies might have influenced Graeco-Roman Philosophies including Stoicism.'
What makes you think that? lol
That's quite insightful
@Vampiresoap I agree with you but did I say that Buddhism is older than Stoicism so it it is better than next? If you understood that then it is your fault, not mine!
@@matt_fs Oh you need read his entire books and blogs. He is very critic to Buddhism without his proper knowledge.
Wow
22/05/22
He dosent sound like he truly believes in the stoic Philosophy. May be like he just researched well on it.