EPISODE · Feb 13, 2025 · 9 MIN
The Missing Piece of Stoicism: Why Kindness is Strength | Donald Robertson
from The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks · host Jon Brooks
Modern Stoicism gets sold as self-control and grit, which leaves out the part Marcus Aurelius arguably cared about most. Donald Robertson and I talk about the missing piece: the idea that real strength shows up as kindness, and that anger is closer to weakness than to power.It is an easy philosophy to misread as cold and detached. We make the case for the opposite, that justice and a kind of brotherly regard for other people sit right at the centre of it. A useful corrective if your picture of Stoicism is all jaw-clenching and no warmth.Watch the video version: youtu.be/IzmTBMqenG8Free 7-Day Stoic Challenge: stoicchallenge.coThe Stoic Vault: stoicvault.com
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