Think Like a Philosopher King | Stoic Wisdom from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

A lecture on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations This channel is funded directly by people passionate about the Great Books. Help me keep making more episodes with a paid subscription: johnathanbi.com Full Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-marcus-aurelius-meditations If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.io Companion lectures and interviews: * Katharina Volk on Stoicism as a Coping Mechanism: https://youtu.be/tHbdG_Q4hbY Further Readings: * Marcus Aurelius, Meditations: https://amzn.to/42h9Zb1 (affiliate) TIMESTAMPS 00:00 0. Introduction 07:55 1.1 Against Externals: Money 13:47 1.2 Against Externals: Health 17:27 1.3 Against Externals: Philosophy 20:24 1.4 Against Externals: The Greek Philosophical Family 23:27 1.5 Against Externals: The Stripping Method 27:11 2. Virtue-Only 28:59 2.1 Virtue-Only: Aristotle vs. Stoics 31:32 2.2 Virtue-Only: The Lucky and Unlucky Sages 35:20 2.3 Virtue-Only: Why the Stoics are Resilient 42:39 2.4 Virtue-Only: The Obstacle is the Way 49:49 3. The Preferred Indifferent 50:55 3.1 The Preferred Indifferent: The Cynics 57:55 3.2 The Preferred Indifferent: Two Classes of Value 01:07:45 3.3 The Preferred Indifferent: Where to Find Meaning in Life 01:11:20 3.4 The Preferred Indifferent: Stoicism is Transcendent and Immanent 01:13:04 4. Conclusion