Arthur Brooks’ Ultimate Philosophy Masterclass (PT. 2)
The Daily Stoic
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🗓️ 28 March 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
What did Epicurus, Buddha, and Viktor Frankl understand about meaning that most people never question? In Part 2 of this masterclass, bestselling author and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks joins Ryan to break down Epicureanism, Buddhism, Christianity, and other schools of thought, revealing what each one gets right (and wrong) about happiness, meaning, and how to actually live.
Arthur Brooks is a bestselling author, Harvard professor, and one of the world’s leading voices on happiness, meaning, and human flourishing. Through his books, columns, and teaching, Brooks helps people build more meaningful, satisfying lives grounded in both philosophy and modern research.
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| 1:19.0 | Welcome to the Daily Stoic podcast, designed to help bring those four key stoic virtues, courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom |
| 1:29.2 | into the real world. |
| 1:34.2 | Hey, it's Ryan. |
| 1:35.1 | Welcome to another episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast. |
| 1:38.6 | The basic premise of Stoic philosophy to me is life is going to kick you around. |
| 1:41.9 | It's going to kick your ass. |
| 1:42.8 | It's going to go sideways. |
| 2:03.1 | And you've got to be able to handle that. You've got to be able to not be broken by that. And then, this is the most important part, you've got to be able to turn it into something. You've got to find meaning and purpose in it. You've got to be able to rise to that challenge and then use that challenge to become better than you would have had it never happened. |
| 2:06.6 | It's actually something I talked to David Kessler about a few years ago. |
| 2:07.9 | He's an expert on grief. |
| 2:10.8 | He worked with Dr. Kubler-Ross on the stages of grieving. |
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