Furthermore, like most philosophers in the ancient world, they cared very much about virtue. One of the primary goals in the Stoic philosophy for living was to prevent themselves from experiencing needless anxiety-hence, their desire to overcome their groundless fears. They realized, to begin with, that groundless fears give rise to needless anxiety. The Stoics had multiple reasons for trying to overcome their fears. One of them is not even trying to do difficult things because we fear failure. We might also come to realize that there are worse things in life than failing. By taking on such challenges, there is a good chance that we will fail, but in failing we will learn lessons that can help us succeed in the future. To overcome a fear of failure, we should go out of our way to do difficult things. When we survive this experience, perhaps to our amazement, we should move on to bigger audiences. If we fear public speaking, for example, we should start out by addressing small, friendly audiences. The second step in our program to overcome fear is to expose ourselves, in ever-increasing “doses,” to the things we are afraid of. It is a fear, as I have explained, that can limit our ability to succeed. We might also find, if we examine our lives carefully, that we fear failure.
In doing this research, we might realize that we are afraid of public speaking. The first step is to figure out what we are afraid of. Irvine, author of A GUIDE TO THE GOOD LIFE: THE ANCIENT ART OF STOIC JOY.In my previous post, I talked about the things we can do to overcome fear. This volume also includes a preface by William B. Aegean Sea.Because Stoicism was, for Musonius, not merely a philosophy but a prescription for daily living, he has been called "the Roman Socrates." MUSONIUS RUFUS: LECTURES AND SAYINGS will therefore be welcomed by those who seek insight into the practice of Stoicism.In this volume, readers will find Cynthia King's translation of Musonius' lectures, as recorded by his pupil Lucius the sayings attributed to Musonius by ancient writers an exchange of letters between Musonius and Apollonius of Tyana and a letter from Musonius to Pankratides. During his life, Musonius' Stoicism was put to the test, most notably during an exile to Gyaros, a barren island in the. AD 30-100) was one of the four great Roman Stoic philosophers, the other three being Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Musonius' pupil Epictetus. Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings (Trade Paperback / Paperback)
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