Occasional reflections on the wisdom of Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers with Prof. Massimo Pigliucci. Complete index by author and source at https://massimopigliucci.org/stoic-podcast/. (cover art by Marek Škrabák; original music by Ian Jolin-Rasmussen). Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 23 hours 40 minutes
624. Facts don't come with judgments attached to them
What, after all, are sighing and crying, except opinions? What is ‘misfortune’? An opinion. And sectarian strife, dissension, blame and accusation, ranting and raving – they all are mere opinion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
623. The raw material of the good person
Epictetus reminds us that to become a better person we need to apply our reasoning faculty to arrive at better judgments. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
622. We need to be human beings, not statues
Epictetus puts to rest the notion that Stoics are supposed to suppress their emotions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
621. The three disciplines of Epictetus
There are three areas of training in Stoic ethics: to desire the proper things, to act properly in the world, and to arrive at the best possible judgments. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
620. Socrates and Alcibiades
Epictetus stresses the difference between physical and inner beauty. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
619. Give yourself a break (from externals)
Seneca notices that people fear old age in part because they fear irrelevance. But no one is irrelevant so long as they keep striving to be better human beings. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
618. Free yourself from the fickleness of others
People who seek external goods become the slaves of those who happen to have the power to grant such goods. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
617. Pay attention to the ledger of your life
What sort of things are truly important in your life, and why? Should you be reconsidering your current priorities? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
616. How to avoid a wretched life
People with misguided priorities live a wretched life, so let's get our priorities straight and aim for a serene existence instead. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
615. On the futility of war
Seneca writes a poignant passage reminding us of the futile waste of human life that war is. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support