Action Points and Summary

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The following workout is related to content from the early Stoics and Stoicism, which may be found in the Cave’s The Best of the Early Stoics: The Lives, Writings & Teachings of the Early Stoics.

To read some of the content, go to the “Early Stoics” in the Cave Library.

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3 Action Points

• Consider the nature of philosophy. Learn about its different parts (logic, physics, ethics).

• Study ancient philosophy. What it has to say. How it has developed over time. Ancient and later philosophy. Greek and other ancients philosophies (e.g., Indian and Chinese philosophy).

• Practice philosophy. Don’t stop at learning—reading and thinking. Do philosophy. Apply what you’ve learned to your own life (not in grand, abstract ways, but in small, concrete ways).

Doing Philosophy

Workout Summary

Workout 1 is about doing philosophy.

To do philosophy, we must have some idea of what it is. So we begin by thinking about what philosophy is, and how doingphilosophy is different from learning philosophy.

Moving on, we see how the early Stoics divided philosophy into three parts—logic, physics or natural philosophy, and ethics. We contemplate which part is most significant to us, as well as how it is reflected in our own lives.

We finish with practice. Choosing one part of the three parts of early Stoic philosophy, we apply it to our lives.

To see Workout 1 in whole, click on the “Go to PDF” button, “Workout 1 – Doing Philosophy.”

Best of benefits in practicing!

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