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
episode 145: 145. Our predecessors are our guides, not our masters
Seneca reminds us that Stoicism is a live philosophy, which must evolve over time in order to incorporate new truths and, if needed, reject old ideas that turned out to be wrong. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 144: 144. Be forgiving of liars and unjust people
Marcus Aurelius reminds us that Stoicism is both self forgiving and forgiving of others, and that while we should take the path of truth and justice, we should also be tolerant of people who are even further from wisdom and are gooing the wrong way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 143: 143. But I couldn't do otherwise! Yes, you could...
Epictetus tells us that nobody can force us to agree to a judgment we think is incorrect. Surprisingly, this has countless applications to everyday life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 142: 142. Make yourself happy through your own efforts
Seneca reminds us that, regardless of external circumstances, the only life worth living is one of virtue, and the only life to avoid is one dominated by vice. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 141: 141. Above all, we are citizens of the world
Marcus Aurelius recognizes that, as Antoninus, he is a citizen of Rome. But more fundamentally, he is a citizen of the human cosmopolis. Some pretty radical consequences immediately follow... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 140: 140. Only the truly educated person is free
Epictetus reminds us that education, which involves the ability to shape our moral values, is the only ticket to achieving freedom. Something to remember, in these days in which people freely elect tyrants and autocracts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 139: 139. Would the Stoics approve of assisted suicide?
In this episode we discuss a quote from Seneca which, together with several other passages in other authors, clearly points to the conclusion that the Stoics were in favor of suicide in the case of disease and frailty in old age. Which does not mean they took suicide lightly at all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 138: 138. Being bad requires a lot of work
Musonius Rufus rather sarcastically reminds us that being bad requires just as much work as being good, so why not choose the latter instead? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 137: 137. Teach them then, and show them without being angry
Marcus Aurelius says that people make mistakes because they don't know better. So there is no point in getting self-rigtheous and angry about it, instead we need to teach them where they go wrong. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 136: 136. Go hug a philosopher, will you?
Epictetus defends the apparently strange notion that philosophy, like mathematics (or science, or lots of other things) is a profession, requiring expertise. He is not being elitist, he's just being reasonable. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support