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Think like a stoic Ancient wisdom for today's world

Massimo Pigliucci, 1964-

DVD - 2021

Discover how to think and act like a Stoic as you get introduced to one of the ancient world's most important -- and practical -- schools of philosophy.

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Series
Great courses (DVD). Philosophy, religion & intellectual history. Ancient philosophy.
Subjects
Marcus Aurelius, > Emperor of Rome, > 121-180 > Philosophy.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
Epictetus.
Marcus Aurelius, > Emperor of Rome, > 121-180.
Stoics.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Philosophy.
Genres
Educational films
Lectures
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Chantilly, VA : The Great Courses [2021]
Language
English
Item Description
"The Great courses, Topic: Philosophy, religion & intellectual history ; Subtopic: Ancient philosophy"--Cover.
"Course no. 50300"--Container and disc labels.
Originally produced in 2021.
25 lectures lasting approximately 27 minutes each.
Program content: ©2021.
Physical Description
4 videodiscs (11 hr., 9 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 186 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation.
Bibliography
Accompanying course guidebook includes bibliographical references (p. 177-179).
ISBN
9781644650622
Main Author
Massimo Pigliucci, 1964- (speaker)
Corporate Author
Teaching Company (publisher)
Other Authors
Tom Krzywicki (film producer), Octavia Vannall (film director), Roberto De Moraes, Alexis Doty
  • Disc 1.
  • How to live like a stoic sage ;
  • Stoicism from Heraclitus to Thoreau ;
  • The stoic garden : physics, ethics, logic ;
  • How stoics understand providence ;
  • The stoics on desire and disipline
  • Disc 2.
  • The stoics on interacting with others ;
  • The stoics on decision-making ;
  • Seneca's letters to Lucilius ;
  • Seneca on grief and distress ;
  • Epictetus on the importance of reason
  • Disc 3.
  • Epictetus on overcoming fear ;
  • Epictetus on desire, action, and judgement ;
  • A manual for the good life : the enchiridion ;
  • Marcus Aurelius on being thankful ;
  • Marcus Aurelius, virtue and the vineyard
  • Disc 4.
  • Marcus Aurelius on managing turmoil ;
  • From stoic self-mastery to cosmopolitanism ;
  • Drawing inspiration from stoic role models ;
  • How stoics bear responsibility and conflict ;
  • Misusing and misunderstanding stoicism ;
  • Stoicism for everyday life ;
  • Four family problems and stoic solutions.
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