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Occasional reflections on the wisdom of Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers. More at https://massimopigliucci.com. Please consider supporting Stoic Meditations. (cover art by Marek Škrabák; original music by Ian Jolin-Rasmussen, www.jolinras.info). Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stoicmeditations/support
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1Epictetus bluntly tells us that if we have not been affected by philosophy and have not changed our mind about something important as a result of it, we are simply playing a game. So, has philosophy changed your mind yet?
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Don’t expect to tell others what they should do when they know that you do what you shouldn’t.
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It is not proper for one to die who is helpful to many while he is alive, unless by dying he is helpful to more.
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Choose to die well while you can; wait too long, and it might become impossible to do so.
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If we speak badly, we think badly, and we are more likely to act badly.
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Musonius Rufus reminds us to be on guard concerning the effects that both pain and pleasure may have on our character.
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Self-control, often referred to as the fourth cardinal virtue of temperance, is crucial to Stoicism and other philosophies of life.
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Musonius Rufus reminds us that we might have the same bad inclinations as other people, so we should start working on ourselves first.
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Musonius Rufus reminds us that we can, and should, only live in the present.
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Cicero deploys a beautiful metaphor to encapsulate the Stoic theory of moral developmental psychology.
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Wisdom is what allows us to use everything well. Things like money or education have no intrinsic value, they become valuable if we use them correctly.
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Cicero provides three interpretations of the famous Stoic motto, live according to nature.
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The Stoics adopted four ethical virtues, but also two epistemic ones: good reasoning and scientific understanding.
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Friendship is intrinsically choice-worthy, going beyond just instrumental value.
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Cicero explains how the wise person is supposed to be involved in society, politics, and family.
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The Stoic take on private property is that it isn't really property: it's on temporary loan from the universe.
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Stoicism is a practical philosophy. Let's see what it tells us about such an unusual situation as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cicero proposes a simple argument for why sociability, not pleasure, is the ultimate human desire.
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We learn the rudiments of ethics within our family. But we cannot stop there.
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Cicero explains what criterion the Stoic uses to decide whether to walk through the open door.
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no new episodes since June?
explain please ayn rand and stoics ,thanks
fantastic antidote to the current news cycle.
Awesome episodes, only wish the content were a bit longer than the ads.
amazing. thank you maximo.
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thNks to you. amazing
amazing episode. thank you. and i'm reading meditations. the best way of reading and learning it's with your teachings podcasts. thank you
amazing, thank you.
amazing, thank you.
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Love your podcast but would be awesome if you made something a bit longer
Fantastic. It's incredible how it's easy for us to forget this kind of simple and important thing.
great advice. Thanks for the reminder.
I love these podcasts. I had to laugh, though, after the first listening, when I heard "Recorded with Anchor." I missheard Anchor and thought the word used was anger.
a fantastic way of getting huge chunks of advice/wisdom in short bursts. no need to get drowned in info that some audio books thrash out. just listen to 1 or 2 or 3 episodes a day, or none. it doesn't matter really, when you do listen again you'll have maximised 2 minutes of your life and widened your perception. Not sure about the recent addition of cheesy music though.