Today we are going to talk about the Stoics. This was something that a while back our Patreon listeners voted in as the topic stoicism one. We picked, that was a suggestion from a listener Seneca's on the happy life. And it's an interesting one. It's a little different than a lot of the other stoic work that I've read. So I'm excited to talk about that. But first we aregoing to do you have like your, like, do you have a new beat to this or just some kind of like intro sound effect? All right. Should I start with mine? My guilty question. Argentina had been trying to win and getting so close for
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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