#123 William Irvine: How To Live a Stoic Life

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Shane Parrish

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🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Author and philosophy professor William Irvine goes in-depth on Stoicism, and why the fundamental tenets of this ancient philosophy can provide answers to some of the toughest problems in today’s society. On this episode Irvine offers a definition and some useful background on Stoicism and its origins, the original Stoics, their thoughts on failure, their advice on decision making, and how we can train ourselves to be more stoic.

Irvine has written seven books including the wildly popular 2008 release A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, and the 2019 follow-up, The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient. Irvine also teaches philosophy and logic courses at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

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0:00.0	Self-discipline, a lot of people undervalue self-discipline.
0:05.0	You're so straight and always doing what you want to do,
0:08.5	but when you think about it in a different sense,
0:11.0	self-discipline means what?
0:13.8	It means you are controlling the one life that you have to live.
0:19.3	And then the follow-up question is,
0:21.3	so if you're not controlling that life, who or what is?
0:25.7	And why would you allow something else to control
0:29.3	the one life you have to live?
0:32.3	What a waste!
0:33.3	Music
0:49.3	Hello and welcome to the Knowledge Project podcast.
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1:14.3	William Irvine is here today.
1:16.3	He's the author of seven books, including a guide to the Good Life.
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