Marcus Aurelius' Most Important Education Came From This Man
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🗓️ 20 June 2021
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On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan talks about Marcus Aurelius’ step-father Antoninus Pius and the effect he had on his philosophy. Antoninus was held up as an example of all the things Marcus hoped to be in his life. In this video, Ryan Holiday talks about the importance of mentorship and modeling as a parent and a Stoic.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members. You can listen to the Daily Stoke podcast early and add free on Amazon music download the app today |
| 0:10.5 | Welcome to the weekend edition of the Daily Stoke each weekday |
| 0:14.8 | We bring you a meditation inspired by the ancient Stokes |
| 0:18.7 | Something to help you live up to those four stoic virtues of courage justice |
| 0:23.9 | Temperance and wisdom and then here on the weekend |
| 0:27.0 | We take a deeper dive into those same topics. We interview stoic philosophers. We explore at length |
| 0:35.0 | How these stoic ideas can be applied to our actual lives and the challenging issues of our time |
| 0:42.8 | Here on the weekend when you have a little bit more space when things have slowed down |
| 0:47.8 | Be sure to take some time to think to go for a walk to sit with your journal and most importantly to prepare for what the week ahead may bring |
| 1:01.5 | Hey, it's Ryan welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoke podcast here on |
| 1:09.3 | Father's Day |
| 1:10.6 | What does that have to do with stoicism exactly? Well, I think one of the most incredible stories in all of stoicism is |
| 1:18.8 | Marcus Aurelius's relationship with his father |
| 1:22.8 | Actually his stepfather marks Aurelius's father dies in an early age |
| 1:26.7 | His mother is the formative influence in his life until |
| 1:30.0 | He is adopted by the emperor Hadrian who adopts Antoninus Pius who |
| 1:34.8 | In turn is put in charge of Marx's realist so Marcus Aurelius's stepfather Antoninus is |
| 1:41.4 | Inarguably the most important person in his life. It's this beautiful |
| 1:45.8 | relationship. I mean |
| 1:47.6 | Antoninus Pius works his whole life in politics |
| 1:50.7 | Comes incredibly powerful and suddenly he's thrust in this situation when he has to train this boy who has no relation to for the throne |
| 1:58.8 | You know historically these situations don't end well. There's a lot jealousy and fighting and bloodshed |
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