Episode #011 - The Hellenistic Age Pt. 2 - The Early Stoa and the Cynics
The Hellenistic Age Pt. 2 - The Early Stoa and the Cynics
This is the first of two episodes on Stoicism; in this episode, we learn about stoic physics and logic. We learn how the Stoics would likely react if faced with a zombie apocalypse and how a shipwreck caused a guy named Zeno to start dabbling in philosophy. We also learn about Diogenes, a man who lived in a tub, urinated in public, barked at passersby, and somehow managed to be envied by Alexander the Great. Finally, we find out what John Locke, Charlie Pace and a wild boar from LOST have to do with Stoic philosophy. All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This!
Further Reading:
Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction by Brad Inwood (2018)
The Hellenistic Philosophers by A.A. Long and D.N. Sedley (1987)
Stoicism by John Sellars (2006)
See the full transcript here.
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