Episode 31: Stoic Ghosts: The Stoic view of the afterlife

For Halloween we'll discuss the topic of the afterlife. We'll find that their ideas vary slightly but they predicted one of three things.
1. We die when we die
2. We are recycled when we die
3. We live on after death
No matter the reality, the point of the philosophy is to live well while we are alive !
Helpful links: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/the-story-of-god-with-morgan-freeman/articles/how-the-ancient-religions-viewed-the-afterlife/

Marcus Aurelius Book VII v. 32; VIII v. 58. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15877/15877-h/15877-h.htm

Seneca: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_102

Epictetus # CXXX: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/871/871-h/871-h.htm