I don't know if you like me have dark thoughts sometimes, like what would happen if anything happened to my daughter? I'd be like, yeah, it might be suicidal. And then, you know, who knows,. Like how what would really will hopefully never find out but like it feels like I don't aspire to shrug it off or even to because I think that's unfair to the stoics to say you're supposed to shrugged it off. It doesn't seem like something to aspire to. That's the kind of vulnerability that it seems like are part of what constitutes a flourishing life and even a virtuous life. At least the way I understand virtue.
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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