Author Tom Bissell discusses his recent essay in Harper's, "Time Is a Violent Stream," about embracing Stoic philosophy after the death of his father. Why is Stoicism so useful during a time of crisis? What do contemporary popular books about Stoicism get wrong? Why do online reactionaries love Marcus Aurelius? Plus: Is Stoicism just for men?

Recorded May 8, 2023

Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet

LINKS

Tom's piece, "Time Is a Violent Stream: On losing a father and finding Stoicism"

https://harpers.org/archive/2023/05/meditations-marcus-aurelius-stoicism/

Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"

https://a.co/d/dOqIhZc

Ward Farnsworth's book, "The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manual"

https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Stoic-Philosophical-Users-Manual/dp/1567926118

Donald Robertson's book, "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius"

https://a.co/d/7hCE19N

Follow @aryehcw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.