<a href="https://podcast.clearerthinking.org/episode/267/#transcript">Read the full transcript here.</a> <div class="notes-inner">Do we still have a lot to learn from ancient Greco-Roman philosophies? What is telos? What is ataraxia? What is "dark" Stoicism? What is the "resilient asshole" problem? What is (or what has) value according to Stoicism? What are the similarities and differences between Stoicism and Buddhism? Why might someone prefer a life "philosophy" over a set of life "hacks"? What is good? And how do you know? How could you know if you potentially adopted the wrong life philosophy? What value can modern humans find in Stoicism, Epicureanism, Pyrrhonism, and Cyrenaicism?Gregory Lopez has been practicing Stoicism for over a decade and Buddhism a bit longer. He is co-author of <a href="https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/spring-2019/a-handbook-for-new-stoics/">A Handbook for New Stoics</a> and <a href="https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/winter-2025/beyond-stoicism/">Beyond Stoicism</a>. He is also the founder of the <a href="https://www.meetup.com/new-york-city-stoics/">New York City Stoics</a>, co-founder of <a href="https://stoicfellowship.com/">The Stoic Fellowship</a>, a member of the <a href="https://modernstoicism.com/the-team/">Modern Stoicism</a> team, and a faculty member of <a href="https://newstoicism.org/faculty/">Stoa Nova</a>. Additionally, he co-facilitates Stoic Camp New York annually with Massimo Pigliucci. You can find out more and contact him at his website, <a href="https://greglopez.me/">greglopez.me</a>. Staff<ul><li><a href="https://www.spencergreenberg.com/">Spencer Greenberg</a> — Host / Director</li><li><a href="https://podcast.clearerthinking.orgmailto:joshrcastle@gmail.com">Josh Castle</a> — Producer</li><li><a href="https://tone.support/">Ryan Kessler</a> — Audio Engineer</li><li><a href="https://uribram.com/">Uri Bram</a> — Factotum</li><li><a href="https://www.weamplify.info/">WeAmplify</a> — Transcriptionists</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorscaldini/">Igor Scaldini</a> — Marketing Consultant</li></ul>Music<ul><li><a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Something_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Something_EP_-_05_Something_Elated">Broke for Free</a></li><li><a href="https://www.joshwoodward.com/song/AlreadyThere">Josh Woodward</a></li><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/MusicForPodcasts04/Lee+Rosevere+-+Music+for+Podcasts+4+-+11+Keeping+Stuff+Together.flac">Lee Rosevere</a></li><li><a href="https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Quiet_Music_for_Tiny_Robots/The_February_Album/05_Tiny_Robot_Armies">Quiet Music for Tiny Robots</a></li><li><a href="https://gamesounds.xyz/?dir=wowamusic">wowamusic</a></li><li><a href="https://www.zapsplat.com/music/summer-haze-slow-chill-out-house-track-with-a-modern-pop-feel-warm-piano-chords-underpin-the-track-with-warm-pads-and-a-repetitive-synth-arpeggio/">zapsplat.com</a></li></ul>Affiliates<ul><li><a href="https://www.clearerthinking.org/">Clearer Thinking</a></li><li><a href="https://guidedtrack.com/">GuidedTrack</a></li><li><a href="https://mindease.io/">Mind Ease</a></li><li><a href="https://positly.com/">Positly</a></li><li><a href="https://www.uplift.app/">UpLift</a></li></ul></div><div>[<a href="https://podcast.clearerthinking.org/episode/267/greg-lopez-the-rival-philosophies-to-stoicism-that-you-ve-never-heard-about">Read more</a>]</div>

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