The Stoic Jew

The Waltz of Fate (Epictetus - Enchiridion 8; Aurelius - Meditations 5:20)

January 11, 2022 Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss Season 6 Episode 31
The Stoic Jew
The Waltz of Fate (Epictetus - Enchiridion 8; Aurelius - Meditations 5:20)
Show Notes

Synopsis: This episode begins with a review of what I think of as the three stages of Stoic development. I then share a new way of conceptualizing these stages as three ways we relate to fate (i.e. to those things we cannot control), which I apply to a situation of uncertainty I am currently facing in my life.

Related Rabbi Schneeweiss Content:
- The Medallion Experiment
- The Obstacle is the Way to Knowledge of Hashem
- The Obstacle is the Way Back to New York 

Sources:
- Epictetus, Enchiridion 8 (with Keith Seddon’s commentary)
- Aurelius, Meditations 5:20
- Nietzsche (citation needed)
- Avos 2:4
- Talmud Bavli, Shabbos 88b
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