Epicureanism Vs Stoicism | Overview and Explanation

Epicureanism began around the same time as Stoicism but is frequently dismissed by prominent Stoics such as Epictetus. This video examines the differences in theory and practice.

(Correction: At 3:30 I said the Stoics were opposed to divination, this is not correct, they did in fact incorporate it into their metaphysics)

0:00 - Start
0:21 - Intro
1:28 - High level overview
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4:20 - History
6:48 - Epicurus' other works
8:32 - Types of pleasure
10:28 - Types of desire
15:53 - Religion, death & society
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19:37 - Recap
22:40 - Takeaways for Stoics
24:48 - Takeaways for Epicureans

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