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Stoicism in The Shawshank Redemption – A Few Meditations (Patreon)

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Stoicism in The Shawshank Redemption – A Few Meditations

Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld Leave a One-Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/TomvanderLinden Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld Or Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO The Stoic Philosophy of The Shawshank Redemption, presented in a few brief meditations based on the writings by Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus and Chrysippus. Primary sources: Marcus Aurelius – Meditations: http://amzn.to/2t28sqt Seneca - Letters from a Stoic: http://amzn.to/2CMT6Wk Epictetus – Enchiridion: http://amzn.to/2GQ5VRZ Secondary sources: Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman – The Daily Stoic: http://amzn.to/2CPf4Ii Music; Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 - II. Larghetto (Performed by the US Marine Chamber Orchestra) Whitesand – Get Busy Living https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe96JG5gdgSRtmqStx0isXA Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro: Act IIIe (Performed by the European Archive)

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David Ball

I've been reading a lot of the works the last few months that you've quoted in this video. I enjoyed how you let the quotes you read do the analysis of the film for you rather than walk through specific moments verbally and apply them to a specific scenario. It lended itself to paying closer attention to the quote you chose and analyzing them just as much as the film itself. Excited to share with some friends - as always I appreciate and love your work.

Andries

I am not directly familiar with Greek classical philosophy, so I welcome these abstracts. I will pick them up for sure sometime soon. In the meanwhile, I find that some of these quotes at least, are touching on some of the philosophical interpretations of both Blade Runner 2049 and Cloud Atlas. The quote from Epictetus at 3:18 comes to mind ("Our bodies are not our own.."), and I wonder if the status quo so in danger in BR2049 is not a sublimation of stoicism as well, i.e. is stoicism one of the basic elements the world has been reduced to? On a lighter note: as a reactionary, I can't help but wonder if my life would be better if I was a stoic. Ergo sum.

RJ Thomas

Why did you just read the quotes from Marcus Aurelius instead of sharing your own ideas or interpretation? I value that much more.

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The video was originally a more 'traditional' essay but there were so many beautiful quotes that I wanted to incorporate that it ended up being a rather boring exercise in "Marcus Aurelius said X which we can see in scene Y from The Shawshank Redemption..." etc. and I figured there must be a more interesting way to get that message across. It was also very important to me to use the exact quotes to showcase how 2000+ year old philosophy is still so relevant today, which might also give you an idea of why a film like Shawshank, which I think contains a lot of Stoic elements, feels so timeless.

Steven Hardy

this one was seriously awesome. i've been watching it on a weekly basis. brings me to tears every time. it pulls my thoughts out of me... it a good way!