Modern Wisdom

#239 - Massimo Pigliucci - The Stoic Guide To A Happy Life

Oct 31, 2020

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Introduction

2min

The Stoic Guide to a Happy Life, 53 Brief, Brief Lessons for Living

6min

Epic Teetahs

4min

The Importance of Control

3min

The Dichotomy of Control

2min

The Importance of Being a Traveler

2min

The Stoics and the Universe

4min

The Dichotomy of Faith and Death

5min

The Three Parts of Philosophy, Ethics, and Reasoning

3min

10.

The Stoic Guide to a Happy Life

5min

11.

The Stoic Life of Nelson Mandela

3min

12.

The Dichotomy of Control

6min

13.

How to Live a Happy Life

2min

14.

The Role of the Cosmopolitan

4min

15.

The Psychology of Pseudoscience

2min

16.

The Stoics and Metaphysics

2min

17.

The Importance of Social Justice in Stoicism

5min

18.

The Stoics and the Environment

2min

19.

The Evolution of Stoicism

3min

20.

The Stoic Guide to a Happy Life

2min

Massimo Pigliucci is a Professor of Philosophy at City College and an author.

The stoic teachings have helped people for thousands of years, Massimo is undertaking the not-so-small task of attempting to update and improve the body of work.

Expect to learn Massimo's favourite lessons from stoicism, how to apply the dichotomy of control to your life, why Epictetus was so cool, why Plato might have had a big forehead and much more...

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