Act with precision, dignity, and love (Meditations 2.5)

Practical Stoicism

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Philosophy, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In this episode, I begin by correcting a mistake I made about the word "Prokoptôn," clarifying that it is the singular form, not the plural. We then dive into Meditation 5 of Book 2, which focuses on acting with precision, dignity, love, freedom, and justice in every moment, as if it were your last. I break down the importance of being aligned with nature and explain how Marcus Aurelius emphasizes the need to be in awe of the Cosmos, rather than "god-fearing" as some translations might suggest. I also touch on how we should fulfill our roles and responsibilities according to our nature, using the Stoic principle of Oikeiosis to live a life aligned with the Cosmos. "Each hour be minded valiantly as becomes a Roman and a man to do what is to your hand with preciseness . . . and unaffected dignity natural love freedom and justice; and to give yourself repose from every other imagination. And so you will if only you do each act as though it were your last freed from every random aim from willful turning away from the directing Reason from pretense self-love and displeasure with what is allotted to you. You see how few things a man need master in order to live a smooth and godfearing life; for the gods themselves will require nothing more of him who keeps these precepts." - Meditations, 2.5 -- Go ad-free : https://stoicismpod.com/members Follow the print publication : https://stoicismpod.com/print Take the free course : https://understandingstoicism.com Order my book : https://stoicismpod.com/book Source Text : https://stoicismpod.com/far Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.6	Terms apply. Welcome back, Precoptan. I hope you're well. I have to start today's episode by making a correction to a word that I defined in the primer episode of season two.
1:24.4	I have been laboring under the delusion that Procopton is the plural form of
1:30.2	that word, while Procoptantes is the singular. Recently, however, after no small amount of sorting
1:37.8	through surprise-sur-sprise conflicting academic sources, and involving no fewer than three individuals in my personal life
1:46.7	who are capable of translating ancient Greek, I discovered this was and is wrong.
1:53.3	Procopton is a singular. Percaptantes is the plural. I do not know why academics have different
2:00.1	takes on this, and they do.
2:02.6	And I, by the way, do not find it necessary to separate those who say it one way and those
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