#62 – Enchiridion Ch 3: How to Love What You Can Lose: Anaxagoras’ Comeback, Mortal Hugs, and the Bigger-or-Badder Test
About this episode
The episode explores the Stoic philosophy of loving what we can lose, emphasizing the transient nature of attachments and the importance of accepting change.
Send us Fan Mail What’s the difference between loving deeply and clinging desperately? Epictetus thought the line was thinner than we like to admit. In Enchiridion Chapter 3, he reminds us that every embrace is an embrace of a mortal, every favorite cup is already broken, and every attachment comes with an expiration date stamped by nature. Sounds grim? Not really. It’s actually a roadmap for how not to be crushed when life does what life always does: end, change, and surprise. In this episod...
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Hosts: Justin Stohlton, Bruce Peck
Topics covered
- Stoicism
- love
- attachment
- mortality
- change
- philosophy
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