Epicureanism Vs Stoicism | Overview and Explanation

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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