On Stoicism

We live in an age of great uncertainly and fear. With Climate Change affecting our global commons with no guaranteed way of stopping it and COVID-19 disrupting our lives it is easy for us all to give into despair. But from ancient times an old European philosophy holds the key to keeping us rational and upright in spite of the things that frighten us. Stoicism. We often talk about people being Stoic, but do we really know what this means? In this episode John speaks with Massimo Pigliucci. Massimo is Professor of Philosophy at City College, New York.Support the show: https://www.sageinternational.org.au/strategikon-merch/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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