{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6204030b1850700013ff991b/6463fe1185b1c900118f9279?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"On Losing a Father and Finding Stoicism, with Tom Bissell","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6204030b1850700013ff991b/1646767913317-3af4eba59fbdf7aed8f26aae988849a6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Author Tom Bissell discusses his recent essay in Harper's, \"Time Is a Violent Stream,\" about embracing Stoic philosophy after the death of his father. Why is Stoicism so useful during a time of crisis? What do contemporary popular books about Stoicism get wrong? Why do online reactionaries love Marcus Aurelius? Plus: Is Stoicism just for men?</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded May 8, 2023</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@CulturallyDet</a></p><p><br></p><p>LINKS</p><p><br></p><p>Tom's piece, \"Time Is a Violent Stream: On losing a father and finding Stoicism\"</p><p><a href=\"https://harpers.org/archive/2023/05/meditations-marcus-aurelius-stoicism/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://harpers.org/archive/2023/05/meditations-marcus-aurelius-stoicism/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Marcus Aurelius, \"Meditations\"</p><p><a href=\"https://a.co/d/dOqIhZc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://a.co/d/dOqIhZc</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ward Farnsworth's book, \"The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manual\"</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Stoic-Philosophical-Users-Manual/dp/1567926118\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Stoic-Philosophical-Users-Manual/dp/1567926118</a></p><p><br></p><p>Donald Robertson's book, \"How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius\"</p><p><a href=\"https://a.co/d/7hCE19N\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://a.co/d/7hCE19N</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AryehCW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@aryehcw</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Aryeh Cohen-Wade"}