Epicureanism Vs Stoicism | Overview and Explanation

Epicureanism began around the same time as Stoicism but is frequently dismissed by prominent Stoics such as Epictetus. This video examines the differences in theory and practice. (Correction: At 3:30 I said the Stoics were opposed to divination, this is not correct, they did in fact incorporate it into their metaphysics) 0:00 - Start 0:21 - Intro 1:28 - High level overview ---------------------------------------------- 4:20 - History 6:48 - Epicurus' other works 8:32 - Types of pleasure 10:28 - Types of desire 15:53 - Religion, death & society ---------------------------------------------- 19:37 - Recap 22:40 - Takeaways for Stoics 24:48 - Takeaways for Epicureans Support: https://linktr.ee/VoxStoica My recordings on Audible: https://geni.us/VoxStoicaOnAudible US listen for free via Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/artist/4396287904 #Epicureanism #Stoicism