What Does It Mean to Live a Good Life?

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Yeit's a great parable. Andf of course, i'm going to side with the things you do. What's the best way to be loved, is to love. Be a kind person. Be an understanding person. I have conversations in you actually listen to what other people say. You don't simply wait until they're done talking so you can reveal the truth to them. We are wired biologically to have these components in us. They've been there for literally a millions of years,. and it's a fact about us, you know, like our need for oxygen. we thinki well, your rational component is in charge of these other components, except that, guess what

William Irvine, a professor at Wright State University, thinks, teaches, and writes about philosophy. He is the author of many books and publications including the one he and Eric discuss in this episode, The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient.

In this episode, Eric and Bill discuss what it means to live and practice Stoicism.

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Professor William B. Irvine and I Discuss Applied Stoicism and…

His book, The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
Three sources from which your desires can arise
The limitations of our rational brain
Techniques for harnessing negative emotions and using them for good purposes
The practice of stoicism
That as humans, no matter what we have we will take it for granted
Remembering that for everything we do, there will be a last time
A better goal in life than being happy
The role and benefit of having a grand goal
The trichotomy of control

William Irvine links:

Bill’s Website

Bill’s Writings

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