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 161: 161. Things themselves have no power to form our judgments
Life is hard as it is, says Marcus Aurelius, there is no need to make ourselves more miserable by adding unnecessary opinions that increase our suffering. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 162: 162. On the difference between philosophy and logic chopping
Seneca says that he'd prefer to be told how to help people, rather than how many different meanings of the word "people" there may be. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 163: 163. What's really important in your life?
A straightforward quote by Epictetus allows us to reflect on what a philosophy of life is, and why everyone needs one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 164: 164. A good life depends not on length, but on our use of it
Seneca argues that it is the quality, not the duration, of one's life that is important, and that we often live long when measured in years, and yet too little in terms of what we accomplish. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 165: 165. You want to change the world? Begin by changing yourself
Seneca argues that we are born with the ability to reason and to improve our reasoning. We are also naturally social, and prefer virtue over vice. Hard to believe, right? And yet, he's got a point. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 166: 166. Is the problem with the place, or with you?
Seneca says that more often than we realize we blame our problems on the time and place we live in, without understanding that the fault may be with us, and that we should work on ourselves, instead of finding excuses. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 167: 167. Philosophy may be painful or a pleasure, but it's worth it
Seneca disagrees with Epictetus: the first says that philosophy is a pleasant medicine, the second that it is a painful one. And yet they agree that it is a remedy that, taken regularly, makes for a wholesome life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 168: 168. You should live neither in a place of torture nor in a cafe
Seneca gives rare advice on one's abode. It should be a place that does not get in the way of practicing virtue, which means neither too uncomfortable (if we can avoid it) nor too luxurious or distracting. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 169: 169. No pain no gain, says Musonius
Musonius Rufus, in an implicit rebuttal to the Epicureans, reminds us of all the things that is worth experiencing pain to achieve, most importantly being a good, just, and temperate person. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support
episode 170: 170. What's the problem with the passions?
Seneca reminds us of the distinction between unhealthy and healthy emotions: being overwhelmed by the first ones tears us apart internally, while cultivating the second ones brings harmony to our psyche. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/support