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124. Why do you care for the opinion of posterity?

124. Why do you care for the opinion of posterity?

FromStoic Meditations


124. Why do you care for the opinion of posterity?

FromStoic Meditations

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Marcus Aurelius observes that some people are obsessed with what posterity will think of them, even though they have no idea what sort of individuals will make that judgment. Meanwhile, how about taking care of those we know here and now?

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Released:
Jun 1, 2018
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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