How Not To Be Bothered When Bad Things Happen: The Stoics

November 24, 2024 00:09:54
How Not To Be Bothered When Bad Things Happen: The Stoics
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How Not To Be Bothered When Bad Things Happen: The Stoics

Nov 24 2024 | 00:09:54

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Bart explains that the Stoics saw the world as infused with reason, and that guided their ethics.

Read by John Paul Middlesworth.

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