Why Stoicism Matters Today | Massimo Pigliucci
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What can stoicism teach us today?
Professor of Philosophy Massimo Pigliucci explains why practicing this ancient Greco-Roman philosophy could change your life.
Massimo Pigliucci is Professor of Philosophy at CUNY-City College, formerly co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast, and formerly the editor in chief for the online magazine Scientia Salon. He is an outspoken critic of pseudoscience and creationism, and an advocate for secularism and science education. Pigliucci became a populariser of Stoicism and one of the driving forces in Stoicism's resurgence in the United States in the early twenty first century.
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I Really like this Talk. Its interesting the parallels between Buddhism and Stoicism
I've think Stoicism makes Buddhism easier for me.
One thing I've learned from Buddhism is to "stare into" emotions... This is, just be mindful of how the emotion manifests in your body/experience without feeding it or getting involved in it.
It seems much easier to "remain uninvolved" (which I believe is a translation from Tibetan maybe of the foundational meditation practice shi-né, shamatha in Sanskrit) by asking myself the simple question, "Does this serve me?"
That simple question makes it easier to just let go of, say, irritation, or embarrassment, etc. that I might otherwise act on or upset myself ruminating about. While simultaneously reminding me why I'm doing it apart from trying to be a good Buddhist.
On the flip side, practicing Buddhist meditation techniques...just like with physical exercise, if it's not a routine part of your life, I don't think you'll be able to reach your full potential as a human. Among other perks, training your mind in that way I think probably makes Stoic reflections and practicing Stoic virtues easier.
That's what so amazing about both Stoicism and Buddhism... They're not "philosophy" in the sense of high-minded abstract theory or whatever, but practical tools for better dealing with your daily life. Of the two, Stoicism strikes me as more practical, since after, much of Buddhism is/has been focused on renunciation and monasticism. (Although there have always been lay practitioners, and Vajrayana in particular has rich traditions of tantrikas living outwardly ordinary lives.)
But Buddha said don't believe it just because I said it, and Epicurus said something like, anything well-said is mine. So there's no reason you couldn't be a Stoic Buddhist, or someone who draws on both.
It's fantastic! Massimo is fantastic!
Alguien deberia traducir al español este video, es un conocimento muy importante y practico
If you know how to keep a balance on your push bike, when someone tells you to "go ride your bike", you're prepared to make an informed decision about wether or not you deflect the implied contempt.., stoically.
which book is he talking about ?
@César Rabbit thanks Cesar i have just ordet that book
This pseudo-philosopher blocks anyone and everyone who disagrees w him, inc. Bernardo Kastrup, whose offer to debate him terrifies him. Scandalous.
no...
@Language and Programming Channel no...
‘’pseudo-philosopher’’
Stop spouting complete drivel.
Nah, bro. Epicurus was right.
Nonduality is the thinker's version of Stoicism. Stoicism, in my opinion, is dangerously oversimplistic. Anyway, do the best you can. I concede that this is better than being a complete drain on other humans and society as a whole. As an alternative, one could peruse the ideas of Rupert Spira and aspire to be free from all ideology.
Surely you got that first sentence completely arse over head? Nondualism, being a spiritual concept even when "preached" by Rupert Spira, most certainly requires at least some personal investment in at least one theological ideology before it can even be made to have any meaning at all for an individual. Stoicism, which is very much a thinking thing, would actually encourage you to examine why you were attracted to such narrow epistemology in the first place and might perhaps even help you to find less fundamentally theological alternatives to achieving the same personal goal.
I think it's dangerous as well if you think it's possible to find one philosophy that will cover every possible way a unique individual should think. I think its important to not follow one particular philosophy as if you can turn off the brain and follow with closed eyes.
@NotJo my life = my own ideology, in my ideology I create the purpose myself.
"Dangerously oversimplistic"? Care to elaborate?
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But it doesn't make any pretense to providing all answers to all questions of life. Almost no practicing Stoic is going to tell you that the Stoics have "all the answers". No philosophy of life has a monopoly on wisdom.
This guy is wrong.
Please explain? I like to hear opposing views.