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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episode 321: 321. The three parts of philosophy
Seneca summarizes the reasons why to live a good life (the domain of Ethics) one has to learn how to reason well (Logic) and how to better understand the world (Physics).
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 322: 322. Stoicism and war
Seneca says it no uncertain terms: it is not wisdom that contrives arms, or walls, or instruments useful in war; nay, her voice is for peace, and she summons all mankind to concord.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 323: 323. Marcus Aurelius and the chocolate cake
Marcus Aurelius exhorts us to not just do it, but slow down, think about it, and then see if we really want to do it.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 324: 324. Wisdom as a better filter to examine your life
Seneca provides us with one of the best definitions of wisdom. Let's see what it means, and how to apply it to our daily life.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 325: 325. Can we really improve ourselves?
Seneca reminds us that although some people are naturally more virtuous than others, and that much depends on our family upbringing, we are capable of making rational decisions as adults. So make the decision to practice every day to become a better human being.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 326: 326. These are your choices
Seneca, building on the Stoic concept of universal causation, reminds us that we don't get to say how the universe works. Our only choices are to accept it (and work within it), or take "the open door," as Epictetus puts it.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 327: 327. Welcoming Cicero to our line up
This episode features our first discussion of Cicero. While not a Stoic (he considered himself an Academic Skeptic), he was sympathetic to Stoic philosophy, and frequently borrowed from it to create his own eclectic blend of moral philosophy.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 328: 328. How to shape your character
Epictetus reminds us that character is a matter of habit. Willfully change your habits, and you will be on your way toward becoming a better human being.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 329: 329. Be aware of what you can and cannot change
Seneca says that Nature does not discriminate, it hands out suffering and death to everyone, eventually. But we can still make our life better by developing equanimity toward what we cannot change while trying to change what we can.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stoicmeditations/supportepisode 330: 330. Virtue is the only good, naturally
Cicero asserts the standard, and apparently paradoxical, Stoic position that virtue is the onyl true good. Let's see why.
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