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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455. Reasonable vs unreasonable grief
Feeling grief and sorrow at the loss of a loved one is natural and inevitable. Dwelling on it to the point of becoming paralyzed and not being able to resume an active role in society is something we need to avoid.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support454. Everyone is a good pilot if the weather is fair
In consoling Marcia, Seneca reminds her that one's virtue is on display when the universe challenges with adversity, not when life glides easily with a favoring current.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support453. Challenging the cognitive component of our emotions
Our feelings may end up feeding upon their own bitterness, until the unhappy mind takes a morbid delight in grief. But we can challenge the cognitive component of our own emotions and move forward.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support452. The path to a life worth living
Stoicism leads us to a life of benevolence toward other human beings, in pursuit of a constant refinement of our judgments and understanding of how the world actually works — so that we can more effectively live in it.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support451. The first rule of Stoic Club
Plato said that "every soul is deprived of the truth against its will." Which means that we need to treat people who make mistakes with sympathy, not criticize and dismiss them.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support450. Stoic epistemology and humility about knowledge
Cicero's reports a famous metaphor used by Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism, to explain the progression from perception to assent to comprehension to knowledge. Which is then used as a reminder about the limits of our own knowledge.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 449: 449. Chrysippus on the various philosophies of life
According to Chrysippus, when it's all said and done, there are only three conceptions of the chief good for human beings.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 448: 448. Aristo, the Stoic dissenter
Aristo of Chios disagreed with the founder of Stoicism, Zeno of Citium, in pretty fundamental ways. A powerful reminder that Stoic philosophy isn't written in stone, and never was.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 447: 447. Always challenge your impressions
The basic Stoic psychological account of our desires and actions is a powerful guide to willfully change our behavior for the better.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 446: 446. Panaetius, the dissident Stoic
Let's learn why the middle-Stoic Panaetius disagreed on a major point of "physics" with the early Stoics: he didn't believe in divination!
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