William O Stephens on Musonius Rufus, Food, and Fashion (Episode 94)

Why does Musonius Rufus lecture on food and men’s fashion?

Caleb talks to William O Stephens to find out. Learn how the Stoics thought about ordinary issues of life in order to live extraordinarily well.

https://williamostephens.com/

(01:11) Musonius Rufus and Epictetus

(09:09) Why Care About Food and Fashion?

(13:42) Food

(23:16) Optimizing Health

(29:58) The Social Dimension

(36:14) Beards

(45:17) What is Natural?

(52:42) Epictetus on Beards

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Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations.