Hold It Up To The Light: Testing Our Perceptions - Episode 9
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On today's show we begin to look at the Stoic idea of exploring and questioning our perceptions. This is a hugely significant concept in Stoic philosophy and would be impossible to cover in a single episode.   Today's show provides us with a starting point on this fundamental concept of Stoicism and features many of the quotes from Epictetus' teachings on the subject. "Don’t let the force of an impression when it first hit you knock you off your feet; just say to it: Hold on a moment; let me see who you are and what you represent. Let me put you to the test.” — Epictetus   Thank you for checking out the podcast - please give us a shout out on social media and get in touch if there's more you want to know about in future episodes - Gavin Please check us out on social media: Search Stoic Moment Podcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stoicmoment/message
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