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Key Insights on Philosophy

The Younger Dryas catastrophe at 12,900 years ago aligns precisely with ancient processional cycle calculations and Plato's Atlantis timeline of 11,600 years

  • Great books guarantee their own future through superiority - we still read Plato's Republic after 2,500 years because of logographic necessity
  • "Don't die" moral philosophy aims to replace capitalism's death culture where killing yourself for power, wealth, and status is considered virtuous
  • Socrates taught philosophy not through lectures but through how he lived, served in the army, and even died drinking hemlock
  • Nietzsche's formula for greatness was 'amor fati' - loving what happened, not just bearing what is necessary
  • Kierkegaard walked himself 'into a state of well-being' daily, believing no thought was too burdensome to walk away from
  • Kierkegaard wrote 'I have walked myself into my best thoughts' and believed no thought is too burdensome to walk away from
  • Without Marathon's outcome, there would likely be no Parthenon, no Greek tragedy, no Thucydides, and possibly no Plato's influence on theology

Episodes

You Can’t Help But Leave a Piece | Ask Daily Stoic

You Can’t Help But Leave a Piece | Ask Daily Stoic

You’re Never Going to Be Perfect | Ask Daily Stoic

You’re Never Going to Be Perfect | Ask Daily Stoic

Gavin Newsom on Ego, Power, and Stoicism

Gavin Newsom on Ego, Power, and Stoicism

This Is Inseparable From Living a Good Life

This Is Inseparable From Living a Good Life

The Stoic Code General Mattis Lives By

The Stoic Code General Mattis Lives By

We Owe It All To Them | What Marcus Aurelius Learned From His Mother

We Owe It All To Them | What Marcus Aurelius Learned From His Mother

This is the Part To Love | How a Stoic Deals with Obnoxious People

This is the Part To Love | How a Stoic Deals with Obnoxious People

The 5-Step Stoic Routine for Clear Thinking | Maria Semple

The 5-Step Stoic Routine for Clear Thinking | Maria Semple

You Can Skip This Part of the Nightmare | Stoicism, Across the World

You Can Skip This Part of the Nightmare | Stoicism, Across the World

12 Stoic Remedies for When Life Feels Heavy

12 Stoic Remedies for When Life Feels Heavy

Arthur Brooks’ Ultimate Philosophy Masterclass (PT. 2)

Arthur Brooks’ Ultimate Philosophy Masterclass (PT. 2)

Arthur Brooks’ Ultimate Philosophy Masterclass (PT. 1)

Arthur Brooks’ Ultimate Philosophy Masterclass (PT. 1)

There Will Always Be People Who Don’t Get It | Hasan Minhaj Tests Ryan Holiday’s Stoic Knowledge

There Will Always Be People Who Don’t Get It | Hasan Minhaj Tests Ryan Holiday’s Stoic Knowledge

It’s Not Supposed To Go Down Easy | This 10 Minute Habit Will Change Your Life

It’s Not Supposed To Go Down Easy | This 10 Minute Habit Will Change Your Life

This Is The Only Thing You Get to Choose | There Is Philosophy In Everything

This Is The Only Thing You Get to Choose | There Is Philosophy In Everything

Why You Can’t Focus (And How to Fix It in 25 Minutes)

Why You Can’t Focus (And How to Fix It in 25 Minutes)

A Stoic Test I Didn’t Expect

A Stoic Test I Didn’t Expect

Jordan Klepper's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)

Jordan Klepper's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)

The Complete Stoic Playbook To MASTER Your Emotions

The Complete Stoic Playbook To MASTER Your Emotions

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