Awakening from the Meaning Crisis cover image

Ep. 37 - Reverse Engineering Enlightenment: Part 2

Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

00:00

The Role of the Sage in Inner Dialogue

In Plato in the inner conflict there's different centers working according to different goals and they're at war with each other and we suffer. We need a role model for how we can engage in dialogue, says David Walliams. The Stoics' idea of internalizing the sage would help coordinate the various centers gets them to talk to each other. You have to seriously play at being the sage without pretense or arrogance or inflation that's why wisdom is going to matter to all of this so I practice indwelling the sage and what would Socrates do what would Aristotle do what would Jesus do right he writes.

Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner