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    167. Philosophy may be painful or a pleasure, but it's worth it

    167. Philosophy may be painful or a pleasure, but it's worth it

    FromStoic Meditations

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    167. Philosophy may be painful or a pleasure, but it's worth it

    FromStoic Meditations

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    3 minutes
    Released:
    Aug 2, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Seneca disagrees with Epictetus: the first says that philosophy is a pleasant medicine, the second that it is a painful one. And yet they agree that it is a remedy that, taken regularly, makes for a wholesome life.

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    Released:
    Aug 2, 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