<p>Written almost 2,000 years ago, <em>Meditations</em> is a collection of the private notes of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. While the author likely never intended his notes to be published, the collection has nevertheless become a cornerstone of Stoic philosophy literature and is still widely read today. In this episode, Bird and Greg discuss the work, covering topics including a brief overview of the author and stoicism generally, the nature of responsibility with respect to one&apos;s own inner well-being, the power of external factors over one&apos;s mental health, equating what is natural to what is good, the value and limitations of reason, tragedy and comedy, impersonal communication on the internet, evil as ignorance, forgiveness, and more. <br/><br/>Website: <a href='http://www.orangesandlemonspodcast.com/'>www.orangesandlemonspodcast.com</a> <br/>Email: [email protected]</p>