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176. Death is like pre-birth: there is nothing to be feared

176. Death is like pre-birth: there is nothing to be feared

FromStoic Meditations


176. Death is like pre-birth: there is nothing to be feared

FromStoic Meditations

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2 minutes
Released:
Aug 15, 2018
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Podcast episode

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Seneca agrees with Epicurus: death is a state of non-existence, therefore we do not feel anything, and there is nothing to be afraid of. Moreover, it is no different from the aeons before we were born, and we don't regret those, do we?

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Released:
Aug 15, 2018
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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