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Ancient Wisdom practice

Stoic control
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According to Epictetus, which of these is truly within your control?
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Practical philosophy — Stoics to the Tao
Learn the practical philosophy of the ancient world — the ideas people actually use to live better, drawn from the original public-domain texts. Master Stoicism from Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Seneca (the dichotomy of control, negative visualization, why judgments — not events — disturb us, and why Stoicism is not suppressing emotion), Epicurus on pleasure and the fear of death (and why "epicurean" is a misreading), Socrates’ method, Plato’s cave, and Aristotle on flourishing, habit, and the golden mean — plus the great Eastern traditions treated as philosophy: the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and second arrow, the Tao Te Ching’s wu wei, Confucius on character, and the Bhagavad Gita on acting without attachment to results. Half the questions are realistic scenarios — a layoff, an insult, a delayed flight — where you pick the move the philosophy actually recommends, with one defensible best answer and an explanation that names the tempting misreading. Distinct from Mindfulness (attention practice) and Cultural Literacy (allusions): this is the philosophy itself. Educational philosophy practice — not therapy, medical advice, or religious instruction.
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Curriculum

216 concepts across 9 chapters, from foundations through advanced practice — each one a concept the adaptive question bank can teach and test.

A. Stoicism — core doctrine

28

B. Stoicism — applied judgment

22

C. Epicureanism

22

D. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

30

E. The other Greek schools

22

F. Buddhism as philosophy

22

G. Taoism and Confucianism

25

H. Indian philosophy beyond Buddhism

20

I. Scholarship, transmission, and reception

25
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