Epictetus, Discourses | About Anxiety (Agonia) | 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 video focuses on book 2 of Epictetus' Discourses, specifically on his discussion of the sources of anxiety, and whether one ought to feel anxiety towards them
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@simeonheath-moss7023 8 лет назад

Epictetus gives better advice on anxiety than the modern psychiatrists i've met

@alexwall9332 4 года назад

We live in such a great time to be able to watch lectures at any time anywhere.

@bi0lizard1 8 лет назад

This is so beneficial for me to hear. I suffer from social anxiety disorder. Thank you for posting and translating what this great thinker had to say concerning anxiety.

@johnmiller7453 5 лет назад

After struggling with some anxiety for a long life I've come to the conclusion that we are somewhat determined. It's not very easy to undo some of our programs laid down in early life. Still for me much of the Stoic belief system works for me on some level. Mostly in retrospect LOL

@ThePathOfEudaimonia 6 лет назад

Thinking about anxiety or listening to a lecture about anxiety actually makes me feel anxious. I hope a combination of stoicism and CBT will relieve me more and more from my (social) anxieties.

@jobtherin 5 лет назад

Agony coming from the greek word for anxiety, sounds about right.

@jemperdiller 5 лет назад

I never understood why Stoicism is generally associated with generally Mark Aurelius. For me Epictetus is more for fundamental, theoretic understanding, while Aurelius is the best practitioner. Seneca is somewhere in between.

@Jack-ki8ei 7 лет назад

I smiled when you laughed saying that you shouldn't be anxious over what is not in your power. I have been looking into philosophy for a few months now and mainly focusing on George Long's translation of The Discourses of Epictetus. It is so easy to learn these concepts back to front but to put them in practise is hard- for me I have no anxiety mentally, I couldn't care less about the world and opinions, yet I stay quiet and feel anxious anyways. It is very hard for me at school because I wish I could do so much , and considering I've read most of this, I feel like a fool not to take action. Your thoughts sir?

@juniorhernandez6873 7 лет назад

Wow! Thank you, M. Sadler! I've been feeling quite anxious for a couple days (but really, I've been dealing with anxiety problems for years), to the point where I mostly lost my appetite... I'm kind of thinking "a lot" about my own future, which will be pretty nomadic, once the winter ends. I was desperate to find something to educate myself regarding anxiety, and I felt like philosophy, the thing that I love to do and read a lot -- including the fact that psychotherapy didn't quite worked for me -- would be the best option, between this and consulting again. So I browsed something about "philosophy" and "anxiety", and here I am! Learning not only from Epictetus, but from you aswell! Thanks a lot for making that video! I'll subscribe, share and hit the like button! Keep up the awesome work, if you still love it, of course!

@johnlew1564 8 лет назад

I wonder what your opinion is on Epictetus's view of anxiety is and whether you employ his teachings in your personal philosophy.

@newtonisaacma 8 лет назад

Love your videos professor.Very informative and simple.

@andr0meda_rising598 8 лет назад

Extremely personally helpful, thank you for making this video.

@kimlisia7458 4 года назад

Awesome. thank you !

@gilstillalive 6 лет назад

Great video!

@fafaffu2 8 лет назад

Good stuff, good stuff...

@Anekantavad 8 лет назад

I wonder how he would approach anxiety based on guilt. In a sense, one's past actions are beyond one's control, so a Stoic would presumably make amends as possible, then move on. But there are truly hellish moral dilemmas that are not so easily transcended, such as Orestes' clash of "shoulds" that lead to an irreversible "Sophie's Choice" that seems to be both impossible to resolve and impossible