Who Were The Stoics? Lessons From The Lives Of Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca
44,563 views Oct 25, 2023 #RyanHoliday#Stoicism#DailyStoic🎓 To learn more about the Stoics sign up for Stoicism 101: Ancient Philosophy For Your Actual Life at https://dailystoic.com/101 The ancient Stoic philosophers came from almost every imaginable background. One was a slave, another was emperor.
One was a water carrier, another a famous playwright. Some were merchants, others were independently wealthy. Some were Senators and others were soldiers. What they all had in common was the philosophy that they practiced. Whether they were chafing under the shackles of slavery or leading the Roman army, they focused not on the external world but on what was solely in their own control: Their own thoughts, their own actions, their beliefs. In this video Ryan Holiday reads some short biographies of some of the most influential stoics, including Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, Cato, Zeno, and more. It’s important to remember that these are only the Stoics whose names survive to us—for every one of them there are dozens or hundreds of other brilliant, brave minds whose legacy is lost to us.
