Cicero, Stoic Paradoxes | Wisdom, Foolishness, Freedom, and Slavery | Philosophy Core Concepts

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This is a video in my new Core Concepts series -- designed to provide students and lifelong learners a brief discussion focused on one main concept from a classic philosophical text and thinker.
This core concept video focuses on Cicero's short work, the Stoic Paradoxes, and discusses the relationship between and foolishness on the one side, and freedom and slavery on the other side. According to the Stoics, only wise persons are genuinely free, and foolish people are inevitably enslaved in one manner or another.
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[@gavloft]

I am 46 years old and I am a pizza delivery man. I have over $10000 in debt. This Cicero guy is correct.

[@GregoryBSadler]

I've been there and way more, as far as the debt goes.

[@Ischemica]

Excellent presentation of some of the wisdom of the ancients, thank you!

[@dinmavric5504]

This is an amazing series you have here. Very well articulated and explained. Thank you

[@GregoryBSadler]

You’re very welcome

[@bg-se7rq]

Appreciate you. Intro Philosophy was by far my most life beneficial prereq college class. Helps me daily :)

[@GregoryBSadler]

Glad you find the videos useful

[@icecoldrugby]

Cicero remains the greatest philosopher in my eyes. The more I learn, the more I like his teachings. While others were tutors, sponsored, or beggers Cicero was a lawyer and had a career. Looking at you Diogenese!

[@GregoryBSadler]

Many other philosophers had careers. And that's a silly reason to think he's a great philosopher. We generally judge philosophical bodies of work on their merits. As it so happens, Cicero is very good.

[@brreezy421]

Diogenese was the ultimate troll lol. Took a lot of commitment. Can't deny he was fully devoted to his philosophy

[@Amazology]

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[@GregoryBSadler]

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[@ayshaatman8857]

Brilliant :)

[@GregoryBSadler]

Thanks!

[@glenw1740]

This feels like becoming a monk without having to give everything single thing up! I love it. Everyone in our society needs these principles but they would also be the downfall of our consumer economy...which maybe we could handle if we were all following Cicero's teachings. Anyway thanks again Greg.

[@GregoryBSadler]

Monks don’t give every single thing up, though

[@glenw1740]

Forgive the error. I'm very happy to be learning these principles though, in this case ignorance was not bliss. Thanks again for the many great lectures you've given and uploaded.

[@arayahaile]

I didn’t know I was a slave to the current system until I watched this video. 🤦‍♂️ Great analysis

[@GregoryBSadler]

Thanks!

[@briannedurant1524]

Good vid

[@GregoryBSadler]

Thanks!

[@Amazology]

Cicero is setting a pretty high bar there for the wise person. Volitional thought seems like a long stretch.

[@GregoryBSadler]

Yep, he is setting a high bar

[@00oa4]

Reminds me of amor fati

[@GregoryBSadler]

Well, since that's part of the Stoic system, it certainly could. Though this is different

[@hopeb5647]

Do you think this compares with how Michael Foucault thought life was a prison? The prison/slavery metaphor for life seems almost synonymous, but maybe I'm misunderstanding.

[@GregoryBSadler]

You have Foucault wrong. You’ll want to read his works

[@shaunnjer]

I wish I knew this 20 years ago.

[@GregoryBSadler]

Well, no time like the present