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181. Always do what is in harmony with the common interest

181. Always do what is in harmony with the common interest

FromStoic Meditations


181. Always do what is in harmony with the common interest

FromStoic Meditations

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Marcus Aurelius talks about being helpful to society. And yet he was an emperor who waged war and presided over slavery. How do we reconcile his actions with his Stoicism? At least in three ways, explored in this episode.

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Released:
Aug 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Occasional reflections on the wisdom of Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers with Prof. Massimo Pigliucci. Complete index by author and source at https://massimopigliucci.org/stoic-podcast/. (cover art by Marek Škrabák; original music by Ian Jolin-Rasmussen). Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stoicmeditations/support