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191. Beware of flattery, it gets in the way of genuine progress

191. Beware of flattery, it gets in the way of genuine progress

FromStoic Meditations


191. Beware of flattery, it gets in the way of genuine progress

FromStoic Meditations

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Sep 5, 2018
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Podcast episode

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Seneca claims that flattery is a subtle enemy of our work toward becoming better persons. Too readily we agree with those who tell us that we are good, sensible, holy even. What's a good attitude toward praise, then?

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Released:
Sep 5, 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