Making Use of Contemptuous Expressions (Aurelius – Meditations 6:13)

Synopsis: Last month I made an episode in which I objected to Marcus Aurelius’s practice of deriding food, drink, and other material enjoyments by means of hyperrealistic “objective” descriptions (e.g. describing coffee as “hot bean juice”). In today’s episode we reexamine that technique and recognize its place in our lives.

Related Episodes:
- Coffee: One of Life’s Delights or Just Hot Bean Juice? (Aurelius – Meditations 6:13) 

Sources:
- Aurelius, Meditations 6:13
- Epictetus, Discourses 2.18.24-25
- Epictetus, Enchiridion 20
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Stoic texts:
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Letters from a Stoic Master (Seneca)
The Discourses of Epictetus
The Enchiridion (Handbook) of Epictetus
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