Gregory Sadler on Criticisms of Stoicism ( Episode 76)

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] "Iron sharpens iron" In this conversation, Michael speaks with Gregory Sadler. Greg is the Founder and President of ReasonIO [https://reasonio.wordpress.com/], a company dedicated to making resources of contemporary and classical philosophy available and accessible to non-philosophers. I first encountered Greg through his popular YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@GregoryBSadler], which has hundreds of videos breaking down the thinking of philosophers ranging from Epictetus and Seneca to Hegel and Hume. In this conversation, we cover challenges to the Stoics from a range of philosophers – each criticism should sharpen your picture of Stoicism. (02:04) Greg's Story (06:37) What Attracted Greg to Stoicism? (13:28) Hegel on the Stoics (25:12) Nietzsche's Challenge (33:36) William James on Stoicism (43:39) Experimentation (46:00) Shifty Stoicism (48:15) Neo-Aristotelian Arguments *** 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] If you try the Stoa app and find it useful, but truly cannot afford it, email us and we'll set you up with a free account. 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/