Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2025-04-24
Books mentioned on BONUS: This Is The Stoicism Talk The Navy Banned (Ryan Holiday At The U.S. Naval Academy)
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Ryan Holiday discussed The Odyssey, Enchiridion, Meditations by Aurelius Marcus, and Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem by Homer that follows the arduous ten-year journey of Odysseus as he attempts to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
Discussed“And Posedonius says quoting the Odyssey that you must be best and always superior to others.”
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Enchiridion
Enchiridion by Epictetus is a concise handbook of Stoic ethical advice compiled by his disciple Arrian, offering timeless guidance on how to achieve tranquility by focusing exclusively on what is within one's control.
Discussed“Rhinellander becomes this for Stockdale and he gives him a book off of his shelf. He reaches behind him and he grabs the incoridian of Epictitus and he hands him this book.”
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals and philosophical notes written by the Roman emperor, offering timeless reflections on Stoic philosophy, self-discipline, and mortality.
Discussed“He thanks him at the beginning of meditations for loaning him his copy of Epictitus from his own library.”
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is an autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler that outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany.
Discussed“And he pointed out the fact that in the run-up to World War II, as people were astonished and horrified by what happened, it was obvious in retrospect that more people should have read Minecom.”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“His aunt nanny read to her favorite nephew constantly, and so did his father. They read him the Odyssey and every classic they could get their hands on.”
“He carried his Epictitus books with him. He had in Coridian, he had discourses. He had Zenifan's memorabilia of Socrates”
“He had discourses. He had Zenifan's memorabilia of Socrates, which had so influenced Epictitus.”
“He said he had the Iliad and the Odyssey because Epic Pedus expected all of his students to know the plots and the themes of the Odyssey.”
“He said he had the Iliad and the Odyssey because Epic Pedus expected all of his students to know the plots and the themes of the Odyssey.”