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David Fideler on Seneca and Deep Stoicism (Episode 42)

Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

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Metaphors, Imitation, and Seneca's Ideas Applied to a Globalized World

This chapter explores the concept of metaphors and their persistence throughout time. It discusses the metaphor of a virus and its connection to virtue and character, as well as the prevalence of imitation in human behavior. The chapter also touches on contagious behaviors like yawning and examines Seneca's concepts of causal polytism and Oikeosis in a globalized world.

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