In Our Time: Philosophy cover image

Seneca the Younger

In Our Time: Philosophy

CHAPTER

Is There a Unified, a Divine Spirit?

The main element about that is a rational understanding of passions and checking of passions. Passions are, in their physical, mental a dimension, inevitable but they are not actually passions. They are sort of hints that one has to suppress, and reason has to prevail. And if reason prevails, that leads to a virtuous life, which is not dominated by passion. With the divine breath of the world is the divine Breath of the organ? Any connection with the with the greek gods, with roman gods, with, well, it's too soon for the christian god, but does the judaic god, what, where does this come from? Well, the, the christians

00:00
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