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Episode 252: Yes We Sene-can

Very Bad Wizards

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Seneca and the Stoic Ideal

Seneca is an interesting figure among the Stoics, kind of a middle ground in some ways. He had talents and abilities that maybe, you know, people were envious of. And he enjoyed a lot of the things that Stoics supposedly turned down their nose at. Part of this essay or letter was trying to reconcile his life with those teachings.

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