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In this episode, we explore the core Stoic idea that some things are under your control, while others are not. We examine how figures like Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius applied this distinction, and how modern life often leads us to focus on the wrong side of the line.
Person: Epictetus
Born: Hierapolis, around 50 AD
Key Concept: The dichotomy of control
Influence: Taught emperors
Text: Meditations
- Epictetus, born into slavery, developed a philosophy centered on what one truly controls.
- Marcus Aurelius, the most powerful man on…
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