#64 - Enchiridion Ch 5: How to Stop Blaming Others, Yourself, or Anyone at All. The Difference Between Philosophers & Sellers of Vegetables, The Three Stoic Levels & The History of Insane Clown Posse

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The episode explores Epictetus' views on blame and the quality of opinions in relation to Stoic philosophy.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we take on one of Epictetus’ most uncomfortable claims: you’re not disturbed by events, only by the opinions you bring to them. We unpack his three-tiered model of the mind (the untrained blames others, the novice blames himself, the wise blame no one) and follow the story of the Roman visitor who wants Epictetus to predict his future, only to be told that his fate depends entirely on the quality of his opinions. From the “seller of vegetables” ro...

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Hosts: Justin Stohlton, Bruce Peck

Topics covered

• Stoicism
• philosophy
• self-reflection
• blame
• opinions
• mindset

Keywords

• Epictetus
• Stoicism
• blame
• opinions
• mind
• self-reflection
• philosophy

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Organizations: Insane Clown Posse

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