Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2024-11-13
Ryan Holiday & Jennifer Baker: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic (Nov 2024)
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Ryan Holiday discussed A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce and others, Meditations by Aurelius Marcus, Forgive Me Not by Jennifer Baker, The Republic, and A New Stoicism by Lawrence C. Becker. Dr. Jennifer Baker discussed The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce is a seminal modernist coming-of-age novel that chronicles the intellectual and spiritual awakening of its young protagonist, Stephen Dedalus, against the backdrop of late nineteenth-century Ireland.
Discussed“and I think it was James Joyce like portrait of oh wow thanks it was a good experience”
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a profound collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor.
Discussed“and I think also the skill um I see this as a through line in in Marx Real's meditations his ability to find beauty in ordinary things”
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Forgive Me Not
Discussed“It's like, like that one thing I loved about your book was how you gave examples of what I would call stoic fables, like literal descriptions of what it would be good to do.”
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The Republic
Plato's foundational classical text "The Republic" explores justice, political structures, and the nature of reality.
Discussed“CIS said something like he he thought he lived in Plato's Republic and forgot he lived in the dregs of Romulus like he lived in Rome a flawed broken hegemonic Empire”
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A New Stoicism
A New Stoicism by Lawrence C.
Discussed“I mean I love Larry Becker's work and new stoicism, you know, that was new and convincing to people who never would, you know, some people just don't have a taste for ancient philosophy and that was convincing to a lot of philosophers who have never picked up something translated.”
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith is a seminal 1759 work of moral philosophy that examines the psychological foundations of human judgment, empathy, and social order.
Discussed“it's like have you read um a theory of moral sentiments yeah it's so hard for me cu the stoicism comes in and out”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and I think it was James Joyce like portrait of oh wow thanks”