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    230. Gelato and the Cynic wing of Stoicism

    230. Gelato and the Cynic wing of Stoicism

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    230. Gelato and the Cynic wing of Stoicism

    FromStoic Meditations

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    3 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 1, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Musonius Rufus advises us to follow a minimalist life style, closer to the so-called "Cynic" wing of the Stoic movement. Why is that? Because reducing temptations helps us practicing virtue, as we'll see by way of an example featuring gelato.

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    Released:
    Nov 1, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    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