10. Jacob Stump: The Stoic View of Emotions (and Its Flaws)

2026-02-09

In this episode, I speak with Jacob Stump about the Stoic view of emotions. We spend the second half of the interview discussing some objections to and problems with the Stoic view. Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. Interviewee: Jacob Stump, Associate Teaching Professor in the Philosophy Department at Northeastern University. Check out Jacob's awesome and insightful Substack here: jacobstump.substack.com You can subscribe to The...

In this episode, I speak with Jacob Stump about the Stoic view of emotions. We spend the second half of the interview discussing some objections to and problems with the Stoic view.

Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

Interviewee: Jacob Stump, Associate Teaching Professor in the Philosophy Department at Northeastern University.

Check out Jacob's awesome and insightful Substack here: jacobstump.substack.com

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