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We asked Mike Duncan, whose podcasts History of Rome and Revolutions have done more than 100 million downloads and whose new book The Storm Before The Storm, was just released, why Stoicism seems to re-emerge when the world is in crisis.
His answer:
Anytime the world starts to feel like it’s being engulfed by entropy, chaos and noisy disunity, the mind naturally seeks out something that offers cohesion, order, and quiet unity. We can get carried away by events and certainly feel our passions leading us into behavior that we might upon reflection regret. Stoicism offers a solid place to plant your feet and say the winds may howl but I will not be swept away.
That’s a fantastic definition of the attitude the Stoic seeks to cultivate. The winds may howl but I will not be swept away.
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