Greg Sadler

Stoa Conversations recap their 2023 highlights discussing stoic psychology, voluntary suffering, anger management, and the Stoic God. They shoutout key guests like Randolph Nesse, Julia Galef, and Chris Gill. The hosts share insights and plans for upcoming episodes.

Greg Sadler, philosopher and Dune series analyst, joins the podcast to discuss nomadology, war machines, imperceptibility, eternal recurrence, materialism, and more. They explore the evolution of philosophy in the Dune series, the influence of video games and addiction, consciousness and identity in the Dune universe, poison, water, and the golden path, exploring identity and threatening beings, information overload and decision making challenges, value assignment and charismatic leaders, indigenous mythologies and the power of institutions, politics, religion, and the rise of a religious aspect, destroying characters and adapting to new circumstances, and revisiting books and ancient philosophy.