Practical Stoicism

Seneca's 39th letter--#1 : View all our sponsor links : https://sponsors.stoicismpod.com#2 : Get rid of ads : https://practicalstoicism.supportingcast.fm#3: Visit our store : https://shop.stoicismpod.com#3: Attend a live workshop : https://actualstoicism.com#4: Read our articles : https://read.stoicismpod.com#5: Join the Discord : https://stoicismpod.com/discord#6: Join the journaling program : https://link.stoicismpod.com/journaling--Online copy of Meditations (George Long) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-longOnline copy of Meditations (Meric Casaubon) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-casaubonOnline copy of Meditations (A.S.L Farquharson) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/farquharsonOnline copy of Enchiridion (Elizabeth Carter) : https://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.htmlOnline copy of Seneca's Letters : https://link.stoicismpod.com/letters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And you'll need to be serious to get the most out of both.--#1 : View all our sponsor links : https://sponsors.stoicismpod.com#2 : Get rid of ads : https://practicalstoicism.supportingcast.fm#3: Visit our store : https://shop.stoicismpod.com#3: Attend a live workshop : https://actualstoicism.com#4: Read our articles : https://read.stoicismpod.com#5: Join the Discord : https://stoicismpod.com/discord#6: Join the journaling program : https://link.stoicismpod.com/journaling--Online copy of Meditations (George Long) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-longOnline copy of Meditations (Meric Casaubon) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-casaubonOnline copy of Meditations (A.S.L Farquharson) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/farquharsonOnline copy of Enchiridion (Elizabeth Carter) : https://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.htmlOnline copy of Seneca's Letters : https://link.stoicismpod.com/letters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wednesdays are now Epictetus days--#1 : View all our sponsor links : https://sponsors.stoicismpod.com#2 : Get rid of ads : https://practicalstoicism.supportingcast.fm#3: Visit our store : https://shop.stoicismpod.com#3: Attend a live workshop : https://actualstoicism.com#4: Read our articles : https://read.stoicismpod.com#5: Join the Discord : https://stoicismpod.com/discord#6: Join the journaling program : https://link.stoicismpod.com/journaling--Online copy of Meditations (George Long) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-longOnline copy of Meditations (Meric Casaubon) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-casaubonOnline copy of Meditations (A.S.L Farquharson) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/farquharsonOnline copy of Enchiridion (Elizabeth Carter) : https://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.htmlOnline copy of Seneca's Letters : https://link.stoicismpod.com/letters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the futility of half-way measures from Seneca.--#1 : View all our sponsor links : https://sponsors.stoicismpod.com#2 : Get rid of ads : https://practicalstoicism.supportingcast.fm#3: Visit our store : https://shop.stoicismpod.com#3: Attend a live workshop : https://actualstoicism.com#4: Read our articles : https://read.stoicismpod.com#5: Join the Discord : https://stoicismpod.com/discord#6: Join the journaling program : https://link.stoicismpod.com/journaling--Online copy of Meditations (Long) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-longOnline copy of Meditations (Casaubon) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-casaubonOnline copy of Meditations (Farquharson) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/farquharsonOnline copy of Seneca's Letters : https://link.stoicismpod.com/letters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're talking about... Aristotle's Causes? It gets a little weird. Also, some special news.--#1 : View all our sponsor links : https://sponsors.stoicismpod.com#2 : Get rid of ads : https://practicalstoicism.supportingcast.fm#3: Visit our store : https://shop.stoicismpod.com#3: Attend a live workshop : https://actualstoicism.com#4: Read our articles : https://read.stoicismpod.com#5: Join the Discord : https://stoicismpod.com/discord#6: Join the journaling program : https://link.stoicismpod.com/journaling--Online copy of Meditations (Long) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-longOnline copy of Meditations (Casaubon) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-casaubonOnline copy of Meditations (Farquharson) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/farquharsonOnline copy of Seneca's Letters : https://link.stoicismpod.com/letters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tanner and Massimo Pigliucci debate whether the ancient Stoics would have opposed the mistreatment of animals. They discuss specific texts and arguments, the Stoic view on consuming meat, unethical practices in animal treatment, and the stoics' reverence for nature and virtue.

Is it impossible that embarrassment is an emotion the Sage would possess? Seneca promises us that Sages will blush if it is in their nature, as this is a bodily function that actors cannot summon nor can anyone prevent -- we do not control our bodies, as we do not own them -- but does blushing always equal embarrassment? And if so, is appropriate embarrassment a thing which exists?--#1 : View all our sponsor links : https://sponsors.stoicismpod.com#2 : Get rid of ads : https://practicalstoicism.supportingcast.fm#3: Visit our store : https://shop.stoicismpod.com#3: Attend a live workshop : https://actualstoicism.com#4: Read our articles : https://read.stoicismpod.com#5: Join the Discord : https://stoicismpod.com/discord#6: Join the journaling program : https://link.stoicismpod.com/journaling--Online copy of Meditations (Long) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-longOnline copy of Meditations (Casaubon) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-casaubonOnline copy of Meditations (Farquharson) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/farquharsonOnline copy of Seneca's Letters : https://link.stoicismpod.com/letters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know, I know, "challenge accepted, Tanner!" But in all seriousness, books don't provide the same utility as a toilet... and sometimes you really need a toilet. In this episode, Virtue is the toilet. Perhaps the most ill-behaved metaphors I've ever made on this program.--#1 : View all our sponsor links : https://sponsors.stoicismpod.com#2 : Get rid of ads : https://practicalstoicism.supportingcast.fm#3: Visit our store : https://shop.stoicismpod.com#3: Attend a live workshop : https://actualstoicism.com#4: Read our articles : https://read.stoicismpod.com#5: Join the Discord : https://stoicismpod.com/discord#6: Join the journaling program : https://link.stoicismpod.com/journaling--Online copy of Meditations (Long) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-longOnline copy of Meditations (Casaubon) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-casaubonOnline copy of Meditations (Farquharson) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/farquharsonOnline copy of Seneca's Letters : https://link.stoicismpod.com/letters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Virtue has more to do with aesthetic than it does anything else? I don't know... but can understanding Virtue through the lens of aesthetic ratios like the Golden Rule make understanding Virtue easier? I still don't know, but this is a great conversation with David Fideler, author of Breakfast with Seneca.--#1 : View all our sponsor links : https://sponsors.stoicismpod.com#2 : Get rid of ads : https://practicalstoicism.supportingcast.fm#3: Visit our store : https://shop.stoicismpod.com#3: Attend a live workshop : https://actualstoicism.com#4: Read our articles : https://read.stoicismpod.com#5: Join the Discord : https://stoicismpod.com/discord#6: Join the journaling program : https://link.stoicismpod.com/journaling--Online copy of Meditations (Long) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-longOnline copy of Meditations (Casaubon) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/meditations-casaubonOnline copy of Meditations (Farquharson) : https://link.stoicismpod.com/farquharsonOnline copy of Seneca's Letters : https://link.stoicismpod.com/letters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The podcast discusses the importance of philosophical fitness over physical fitness. It explores the balance between physical and mental exercises, the dangers of consumerism, and the significance of simplicity and moderation in fitness and health.