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Marcus Aurelius: Life and Stoicism
Welcome: Before we Even Begin
Video: Welcome to the Course (6:33)
Welcome Letter from Donald Robertson
Facebook Community
Video: Why Marcus? (8:34)
Poem from Manuscript of The Meditations
Favourite Quotations from Marcus
Video: Course Overview (11:51)
Discuss Excerpt: The Promise of Philosophy
Recommended Reading
Infographic: Important People in Marcus' Life
Exercise: Self-Hypnosis for Stoic Attitudes (Revised)
YouTube Live Webinars
Discussion: Welcome to Roman Emperor!
A Guide to Marcus Aurelius and Stoicism (PDF)
Impossible Quiz
Substack Newsletter and Podcast
What Next?
Welcome: Bonus Material
Podcast: The Daily Stoic
The Face of Marcus Aurelius
Interview with Prof. William O. Stephens
Infographic: Important Events in Marcus' Life
Map of Key Locations in Marcus Life
Download: HD Desktop Wallpapers
Video: Stoicism in a Time of Pandemic (7:47)
Week One: Overcoming Anger and Developing Empathy
Introduction to Week One
Week One Webinar
How to use the Content
Comic: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Video: The Stoic Goal of Life (Part 1) (7:35)
Infographic: The Three Stoic Topics
Video: The Stoic Goal of Life (Part 2) (11:11)
Infographic: Stoic Unhealthy Passions
Video: The Stoic Goal of Life (Part 3) (12:05)
Infographic: Stoic Healthy Passions
Knowledge Check: The Stoic Goal of Life
Audio: Stories about Marcus Aurelius the Man
Infographic: Stoic Virtue
Discuss Excerpt: A Disciple of Antoninus
Audio: How Marcus Contemplated the Sage
Exercise: Stoic Contemplation of the Sage
Knowledge Check: Contemplation of the Sage
Discuss Excerpt: A Gift from the God of Healing
Video: Stoicism, Empathy, and Anger (17:39)
Audio: Stories of Anger and Empathy
How Marcus Developed Empathy
​1. We are naturally social animals, designed to help one another
2. Consider their character as a whole
3. Nobody does wrong willingly
4. Nobody is perfect, yourself included
5. You can never be certain of others people’s motives
6. Remember we all will die
7. It’s our own judgements that harm us
8. Anger does us more harm than good
9. Nature gave us the virtue of kindness
10. It’s madness to expect others to be perfect
Knowledge Check: Anger and Empathy in Stoicism
Discuss Strategies: How can Stoicism Help us Manage Anger?
Week 1: What Next?
Week One: Optional Bonus Content
How Marcus Lived in Agreement with Nature
Marcus' Training in Stoic Philosophy
Bonus Video: Marcus on Anger (Brisbane Stoicon-x) (38:48)
Bonus Video: Stoicism and Love Conference Talk
Video: Discussing Anger at Carnuntum (13:28)
Week Two: Conquering Worry and Anxiety
Introduction to Week Two
Week Two Webinar
Comic: The Boar and the Fox
Video: Overcoming Worry and Anxiety (19:34)
Discuss Excerpt: Marcus Gets out of Bed
Audio: Stories About Marcus and Lucius Coping with Anxiety
How Marcus Coped with Worry and Anxiety
Audio: Action with the Reserve Clause
Exercise: Stoic Premeditation
Knowledge Check: Conquering Worry and Anxiety
Discuss Strategies: How can Stoicism Help us Manage Anxiety?
Week 2: What Next?
Week Two: Optional Bonus Content
Article: Marcus at the Amphitheatre
Video: Discussing Anxiety at Carnuntum (11:32)
Article: How Much Epictetus Influenced Marcus
Week Three: Managing Pain and Illness
Introduction to Week Three
Week Three Webinar
Video: Stoic Indifference to Pain and Illness (20:41)
Discuss Excerpt: Apollonius and Maximus
Stories About Marcus, Fronto, and Epicurus
Audio: How Marcus Coped with Pain and Illness
Exercise: Stoicism for Indifference to Pain and Discomfort
Knowledge Check: Managing Pain and Illness
Discuss Strategies: How can Stoicism Help us Cope with Pain and Illness
Week 3: What Next?
Week Three: Optional Bonus Content
Video: Interview with Markus Wachter (Carnuntum) (22:55)
Article: The Antonine Plague
Video: Backbone by Karen Duffy
Video: Discussing Pain at Carnuntum (10:04)
Week Four: Coming to Terms with Mortality and Loss
Introduction to Week Four
Week Four Webinar
Video: Stoicism, Loss, Death, and the View from Above (15:34)
Discuss Excerpt: How the Soul Injures Itself
Stories about Marcus and Bereavement
Audio: How Marcus Contemplated the River of Time
How Marcus Contemplated Loss and Mortality
Audio: How Marcus Contemplated the View from Above
Discuss Excerpts from Justus Lipsius and the Earl of Shaftesbury
Exercise: The View from Above
Knowledge Check: Coming to Terms with Mortality and Loss
Discuss Strategies: How can Stoicism Help us Come to Terms with Mortality and Loss?
Brief Feedback Form
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Week 4: What Next?
Week Four: Optional Bonus Content
Video: Interview with Eduard Pollhammer (Carnuntum) (15:47)
Article: The Civil War in the East
Video: The Duration of a Man's Life (Carnuntum) (1:49)
Video: Lalya Reading Ovid (2:29)
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