Why Stoicism Is Not A Passive Philosophy

Accepting one's fate is not the same thing as passivity.

Episode 133 of the The What Is Stoicism? Podcast podcast, hosted by Allan John (What Is Stoicism?), titled "Why Stoicism Is Not A Passive Philosophy" was published on March 20, 2024 and runs 4 minutes.

March 20, 2024 ·4m · The What Is Stoicism? Podcast

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In this episode, I look at why the Stoic practice of accepting one's fate is not the same thing as passivity.Accepting what happens saves us time. We don’t feel the need to curse fate or complain about our luck when we practice this kind of acceptance.We don’t spend excessive time in denial, wishing we could change the past. Instead, we focus on what we can do.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

In this episode, I look at why the Stoic practice of accepting one's fate is not the same thing as passivity.

Accepting what happens saves us time. We don’t feel the need to curse fate or complain about our luck when we practice this kind of acceptance.

We don’t spend excessive time in denial, wishing we could change the past. Instead, we focus on what we can do.

📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT

Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:

https://whatisstoicism.substack.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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