[NYC Stoics Reading Group] Making progress: Epictetus on Habituation

[Cross-posted from NYC Stoics]

"Those who have taken in philosophical principles raw and without
any dressing immediately want to vomit them up again, just as people with weak stomachs bring up their food." - Discourses 3.21.1

Epictetus warned his students that they should not just regurgitate philosophical principles, but first digest them and live them. We digest Stoic principles through changing our habitual ways of thinking. But how exactly can we do so?

In this meetup, we'll continue our exploration of Stoic ethics through the lens of scholarly papers by reading, discussing, (and possibly digesting!) John Sellars' overview of how Epictetus suggests we change our habits.

To prepare for the meetup, please read Making progress: Epictetus on Habituation in full, and come prepared with any questions or comments you may have concerning the reading. You can access the full text for free here.

We'll be assuming you did the reading at this meetup, so if you didn't, it's likely you'll be left behind!