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The Best Practical Philosophy Ever with Massimo Pigliucci (Episode 13)

Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

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The Quest for Virtue in Politics

Sally Kohn: I've started to see a little bit more of is companies not promoting stoicism so much, but mindfulness or therapy to their employees. So there's that. One other thing I wanted to talk about that we didn't touch on our previous chat is you spend some amount of time talking about political realism. Say something about what you take that term to mean and why you thought it was important to address in your book on character and leadership. She says one of the fundamental questions is what does it mean to be a virtuous politician? Right. And there being typically two answers, two opposite answers and incompatible answers.

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