Chris Gill on The Core Tenets of Stoicism (Episode 52)

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven [http://stoameditation.com/course] In this conversation, Caleb speaks with Chris Gill. It is one of the best explanations from a scholar who regularly interacts with practitioners. This episode was released previously on the Stoa App. We're currently running an annual special for our membership in the month of June: https://stoameditation.com/ We discuss the Stoic virtue, the idea of indifference, the Stoic view of emotions, and how to be happy. (01:32) Defining Stoicism (06:34) Indifferents (09:06) Social and Ethical Development (11:48) Emotional Development (21:20) Practice vs Theory (25:23) Epictetus's Advice (28:25) 3 Disciplines (37:02) Grounding Virtues (42:02) Stoic Exercises (44:34) Open Questions Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribe [http://www.stoaletter.com/subscribe] Download the Stoa app (it's a free download): stoameditation.com/pod [http://stoameditation.com/pod] Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/ Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/