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Stoically Speaking Episode 13 – Discussion with Travis Hume

Stoically Speaking Episode 13 – Discussion with Travis Hume #Stoic #Stoicism #Philosophy

In this episode of the Stoically Speaking podcast Steven has a Stoic centred discussion with Author and social worker Travis Hume. Travis Hume is currently the administrator of Applying Stoicism and you can find his Patreon page here.

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Stoically Speaking Episode 12 - Marcus Aurelius Philosopher-King?

Stoically Speaking Episode 12 - Marcus Aurelius Philosopher-King? #MarcusAurelius #Stoicism #Stoic #Philosophy #plato #TheRepublic

In this episode of the Stoically Speaking podcast Steven reads his co-authored paper Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King or Philosopher Emperor? 

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Stoically Speaking Episode 11 - Interview with Marcos Carvalho

Stoically Speaking Episode 11 - Interview with Marcos Carvalho #Stoic #Stoicism #philosophy

In this episode of the Stoically Speaking Podcast Steven interview Marcos Carvalho, author of his new book In Case I Die before Your Born: Father-Knows-Best Advice for 21st Century Kids

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Stoically Speaking Episode 10 – Meditations Book 5 – Hicks

Stoically Speaking Episode 19 – Meditations Book 5 – Hicks #Stoic #Stoicism #MarcusAurelius #philosophy #Meditations

Stoically Speaking continues its series of reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius translated by the Hicks brothers. Continuing from episode 9, this episode will be the fifth book (or rather chapter) of the philosophical text.

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Stoicism in the Post-Singularity Future

Stoicism in the Post-Singularity Future #Stoicism #Singularity #Philosophy #Kurzweil #transhumanism

Originally Published on The Stoic Philosopher by The College of Stoic Philosophers in Issue 15, June 2015

 De Mente Artificiosa et Philosophia:  Stoicism in the Post-Singularity Future

Futurists like Ray Kurzweil believe that advancements in the field of artificial intelligence will culminate to a point in the near future to allow humans to transcend their biological form. This is what he calls…

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Stoically Speaking Episode 9 – Meditations Book 4 – Hicks

Stoically Speaking Episode 9 – Meditations Book 4 – Hicks #Stoicism #Stoic #philosophy #Meditation #Marcus #Aurelius

Stoically Speaking continues its series of reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius translated by the Hicks brothers. Continuing from episode 8, this episode will be the fourth book (or rather chapter) of the philosophical text.

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Tolkien and the Seven Deadly Sins V – Wrath

Tolkien and the Seven Deadly Sins V – Wrath #Tolkien #LOTR #Silmarillion #Hobbit

If Tolkien was a prophet, then the Silmarillion would almost certainly be his Scriptures. With the finesse of an ancient Greek playwright, Tolkien possesses a refined talent for envisaging tragic characters, displaying openly the destructive capabilities of the Christian Deadly Sins in human, elf, or dwarvish form. Wrath is a particularly devastating sin, although manifesting itself less…

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Tolkien’s Seven Deadly Sins IV – Gluttony

Tolkien’s Seven Deadly Sins IV – Gluttony #Tolkien #LOTR #TheHobbit #Hobbit

My previous articles encompass the subtle yet startlingly prominent parallels that Tolkien makes of his fictional creations and the Seven Deadly Sins of Christian doctrine, weaving them into an intricate web of themes personified by the actions of races or individuals. In whichever manifestation, these sins have been shown by Tolkien to lead to utter ruin and despair, notably in the genocidal…

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Tolkien’s Seven Deadly Sins III – Greed

Tolkien’s Seven Deadly Sins III – Greed #Tolkien #LOTR #Hobbit

The seven deadly sins figure prominently in Tolkien’s magnificent universe, thereby contributing to its remarkable influence and continual presence in the world of universally acclaimed literature. While Pride and Lust might be some of the most pivotal and significant vestiges of Christian doctrine reflected in Arda, testified by the monumentally tragic repercussions witnessed in the…

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Gurkha Evil Churchill Review

Gurkha Evil Churchill

Brand: Gurkha

Line: Evil

Size: 7.50″ X 52

Shape: Churchill

Wrapper: Brazilian Habano

Binder: Dominican Republic

Filler: Nicaraguan 

Origin: Honduras

Machine or Hand-rolled: Hand-rolled

Age: 1 Year

Price: $5.95 USD

Where to Purchase: Atlantic Cigar Co.

  Gurkha is an interesting brand that causes a lot of contention online when people either bring them up in conversation or in reviews.…

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Don Pepin Garcia JJ Selectos Review

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                                                                      Line:  JJ Selectos

                                                                         Size: 5″ x 50

                                                                       Shape: Robusto

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Opinions Needed - The Lay of Leithian

Title page for the Lay of Leithian, Anarion script font

The Prologue of the Poem, just before the 1st Canto

           I know that I am supposed to be working on my illuminated manuscript of The Lay of the Children of Hurin, and rest assured that I am, yet I have taken it upon myself to begin a smaller and quicker secondary project that will serve as a learning experience before I finish my main…

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Stoically Speaking Episode VIII - Meditations Book 3 - Hicks

Stoically Speaking Episode VIII – Meditations Book 3 – Hicks

Stoically Speaking continues its series of reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius translated by the Hicks brothers. Continuing from episode 6, this episode will be the third book (or rather chapter) of the philosophical text.

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Vegans In Ancient Times | The History of Veganism Part One

Vegans In Ancient Times | The History of Veganism Part One #Veganism #Vegan #vegetarianism #vegetarian

By: Bite Size Vegan

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Stoically Speaking Episode VII – The Ouroboros Nature of Equanimity in Stoicism In this episode of Stoically Speaking Steven reads out a contribution sent to Stoically Speaking by Fernanda Graciolli titeled 

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Homo in Machina: Ethics of the AI Soul

Homo in Machina: Ethics of the AI Soul #Transhumanism #Ethics #AI #Consciousness #ArtificialIntelligence @IEET

Originally Published on IEET Articles on April 27 2015

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Picard: “What are you doing now?”

Commander Data: “I am taking part in a legal hearing to determine my rights and status. Am I a person or am I property?”

Picard: “And what is at stake?”

Commander Data: “My right to choose, perhaps my very life.”

Commander Data, an extremely advanced cyborg, defends his right to be treated the…

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The Ouroboros Nature of Equanimity in Stoicism #Stoicism #Stoic #Philosophy #Epictetus #MarcusAurelius #Equanimity By: Fernanda Graciolli The main body of literature on Stoicism that exists today centers around the ethical principles which arose from the philosophy’s somewhat mysterious theoretical basis.