Time is Racing Toward Us | Pete Holmes on The Real Point of Philosophy
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, designed to help bring those four key Stoic virtues, courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom into the real world.
What does Pete Holmes mean by 'time is racing toward us'?
Time is racing toward us. We think that it's off in the distance. We think that it's far away, the future, old age, even our own eventual death. But this is wrong, fundamentally wrong. Seneca writes that death is not something we are slowly moving towards, but rather something that is rushing towards us. In fact, it is something that is already here.
How does Stoicism help us understand the concept of death?
We are dying every day, he says, for the time that passes belongs to death. We have to understand that there is no fixed point in the future that we are moving towards. There is no later. There is only now. There is this moment, and we have it only fleetingly. We cannot delay.
Why is living in the present moment emphasized in philosophy?
We cannot defer. We must live while we can, live while we are dying. Take the present before it becomes the past." There's only what you can do with this moment before it disappears into the past. So don't hesitate. Don't delay. Live now.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:14
2
What does Pete Holmes mean by 'time is racing toward us'?
0:14–0:40
3
How does Stoicism help us understand the concept of death?
0:40–0:58
4
Why is living in the present moment emphasized in philosophy?
0:58–5:46
5
What are the practical applications of philosophy in daily life?
5:46–13:19
Speakers
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