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

Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

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The Deficiency of Stoicism

Stoicism does not actually have a political program of any sort. For the Stoics, the political system that we live under is a dispreferred or a preferred indifferent. It's just like poverty or wealth. If you're wealthy, yeah, that's okay for a Stoic, but, you know, nothing to be too excited about.

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