In this episode, Donald talks with Matthew Sharpe. Matt is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Deakin University in Australia. He’s spoken at Stoicon in Athens. He is the co-author of Philosophy as a Way of Life, and one of the translators of The Selected Writings of Pierre Hadot: Philosophy as Practice. His most recent book is titled Stoicism, Bullying, and Beyond: How to Keep Your Head When Others Around You Have Lost Theirs and Blame You.

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Highlights

* Stoicism and Philosophy as a Way of Life

* Why isn’t Stoicism more popular in academia?

* Pierre Hadot and Stoicism

* Philosophy and Spiritual Exercises

* Philosophy and the History of Psychotherapy

* Anger, Self-Estrangement, and Politics

* The French Enlightenment and Philosophy as a Way of Life

Links

* Matthew Sharpe Profile at Deakin University

* Stoicism, Bullying, and Beyond

* The Other Enlightenment: Race, Sexuality and Self-Estrangement

* The Selected Writings of Pierre Hadot

* Philosophy as a Way of Life: History, Dimensions, Directions

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