Stoicism 101 | Nancy Sherman

Stoicism 101 | Nancy Sherman

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What ancient Greeks and Romans figured out about stress reduction.

You may have heard about stoicism, in the common parlance, as having a stiff upper lip, sucking it up, grinning and bearing it, suppressing your emotions, etcetera. Or you may have heard of Stoicism, the ancient Greco/Roman philosophy, that has become the de rigeur set of life hacks among millennial self-optimizers.

In this episode, guest Nancy Sherman argues that Stoicism is way deeper than any of that. She will argue that, in fact, Stoicism is kind of the opposite of all the above. It's a way to truly know your patterns of thought and emotion.

Nancy Sherman is a Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. She is an expert in ethics, the history of moral philosophy, moral psychology, military ethics, and emotions. Her most recent book is called Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience.

This episode is a rebroadcast from 2021: it's one of our most-listened episodes, and we thought it might be particularly useful in this time of election-related stress.

In this conversation, we:

  • cover the basics of Stoicism,
  • how and why capital "S" Stoicism is often misinterpreted,
  • a meditation practice called "premeditation of evils," which is far more practical than it may sound,
  • and another practice designed to make you feel "at home in the world".


Content Warning: There is a brief reference to suicide.


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