Modern Wisdom

#419 - Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko - A Philosopher's Guide To The Good Life

Jan 8, 2022

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The Stoic Legacy in Contemporary Philosophy

01:24

The Virtue of Stoicism

01:00

What's the Best Kind of Introduction to Virtue Ethics?

00:52

The Stoics and Psychotherapy

04:53

Introduction

4min

Are You Not Afraid of Your Eagerness to Possess as Much Wealth, Reputation and Honor as Possible?

4min

Why Did Socrates End Up Being Killed?

3min

What Are the Most Important Good Things in Life?

3min

Hong Kong Education

2min

How Do You Lead a Good Life?

2min

Is There a Better Option?

4min

How to Get People to Play by the Rules of the Game

3min

How Do You Think About Generosity?

2min

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What Is the Philosophy of Humanity?

5min

11.

The Dog Is Happy, and the Human's Unhappiness Is Because It Made the Choice

4min

12.

Is There a Renaissance for Sex?

2min

13.

The Stoics and Psychotherapy

5min

14.

The Power of Virtue Ethics

4min

15.

Is There a Tone of Joy in Stoicism?

2min

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What Role Does Truth Play in the Good Life?

4min

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Is There a Future for Virtue Ethics?

4min

18.

I Feel Bad for the Guy That Wrote the Dilbert Creator

2min

19.

You Don't Need to Agree With Sam Harriss

3min

20.

How Do We Tell the Story of Our Action?

3min

21.

You Could Save People From Malaria if You Earn Your Money

2min

22.

The Value of Altruism

2min

23.

The Fogging Problem With Singers Stuff

3min

24.

How to Build Philosophy Into Your Life?

4min

Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko are Philosophy Professors at the University of Notre Dame and authors.

How to lead a good life is one of the biggest quandaries that humans struggle with. How to think about status and money and love and death are huge challenges. Today we get to find out some of philosophy's answers to life's most fundamental questions.

Expect to learn the role of truth in leading a good life, what history has to teach us about responsibility and agency, why Socrates was the world's first troll, how generosity is linked to fulfilment, what Marcus Aurelius says about fears of the future, Paul & Meghan's issues with Stoicism and much more...

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