Episode #014 ... The Hellenistic Age Pt. 5 - A Race To The Dark Ages
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The Danger of Flatterers
Friends offer an objective, honest perspective that we can rely on. The value of friends lies in their honesty and the various ways thathonesty enriches our lives. Plutarch says this is because we elude ourselves. It's even easy to be a flatterer to yourself. He said, we must eradicate self. Love and conceit. Because by flattering us beforehand, they render us less resistant to flatterers. But what exactly is a flatterer? How do we even know we're talking to one? plutarch isn't scared to answer this at all.
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