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Episode #012 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 3 - Hallmarks of Stoic Ethics

2013/12/20
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本期节目探讨了斯多葛伦理学,重点关注塞内卡、埃匹克泰德和马可·奥勒留三位代表人物的思想。节目首先回顾了公元前155年,三位来自不同学派的哲学家代表前往罗马,成功地减少了雅典的罚款,并对罗马人产生了重大影响。接着,节目深入探讨了斯多葛伦理学的核心概念,例如区分可控与不可控事物的重要性,以及如何通过理性思考来调整对现实的预期。节目还分析了愤怒等负面情绪的产生机制,并提出了相应的应对策略。此外,节目还探讨了斯多葛主义对命运和接受的看法,以及如何通过培养理性的思维习惯来获得幸福。最后,节目总结了斯多葛伦理学的核心思想,即通过控制自己的思想和行为,来达到内心的平静和幸福。 节目中,主持人详细解释了斯多葛伦理学的核心概念,例如“oikiosis”(万物都有其天性赋予的本性),以及如何将斯多葛伦理学应用于日常生活。主持人以体育迷为例,说明人们常常因为无法控制的事物而感到沮丧,并强调了区分可控与不可控事物的重要性。节目还探讨了斯多葛主义与佛教之间的相似之处,以及如何通过预先设想可能会遇到的困难来降低期望值。此外,节目还分析了愤怒的四个阶段,并建议人们通过调整看待世界的方式,以及培养理性的思维习惯来应对愤怒。最后,节目总结了斯多葛伦理学的核心思想,即通过接受命运的安排,并专注于自己可控的事物,来获得内心的平静和幸福。

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The episode introduces Stoic ethics, focusing on the contributions of three key figures: a crippled slave, a statesman, and the emperor of Rome. It highlights how Stoicism helped them overcome unique adversities and the common threads in their teachings.

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On this episode of the podcast, we continue our discussion of Stoicism, this time focusing on ethics. We learn about the three most noteworthy contributors to Stoic ethics--a crippled slave, a statesman, and the emperor of Rome--and find out how much they actually had in common. We discuss what angry sports fans and Stephen's English bulldog could learn from Stoic ethics, as well as why you should start each day expecting the worst. All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This!

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