Seneca is more open to just, yes, there's some good things like the dice can roll your way and there's nothing wrong with appreciating that. He's less down on pleasure in this, even though he's very critical at times of the Epicurean school. And so it comes across, I don't know, more human. Enjoy the, when the dice roll your way, but be unperturbed when it goes against you. If people are unfairly criticizing you, if a, if you're just getting exiled for no reason or if you're getting told to kill yourself for no reason, well, you have trained for this. But what is this training?
David and Tamler dive into Seneca’s “On the Happy Life” and stoicism, the topic selected by our beloved patreon supporters. Why is stoicism so popular today? What does Seneca actually think about Epicureanism? Can Seneca's philosophy be reconciled with his life as a wealthy Roman aristocrat? Are stoics too cold and detached or is that an unfair caricature? And why can’t David and Tamler fully embrace this undeniably wise approach to life?
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