What do the Stoics mean by intelligence? And how do you actually develop it?

Caleb breaks down prudence into six trainable components from the ancient Stoic Arius Didymus: sound judgment, circumspection, shrewdness, sensibleness, soundness of aim, and ingenuity. Each gets a week. Each gets concrete exercises.

This isn’t abstract philosophy. It’s a practical program for sharpening your thinking in whatever domain matters to you.

(00:00) A Framework for Stoic Intelligence

(04:50) Week 1: Sound Judgment — Knowing What to Do and How

(12:50) Week 2: Circumspection — Keeping Your Perception Current

(20:20) Week 3: Shrewdness — Acting Right Without Deliberation

(28:40) Week 4: Sensibleness — Discerning Better from Worse

(32:50) Week 5: Soundness of Aim — Hitting Your Target

(37:10) Week 6: Ingenuity — Finding a Way Through

(41:40) Closing Thoughts

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