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225. Epictetus gets punched on the nose

225. Epictetus gets punched on the nose

FromStoic Meditations


225. Epictetus gets punched on the nose

FromStoic Meditations

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Epictetus tells the story of when he first started preaching, instead of teaching, philosophy. It did not go well, and he got punched on the nose. He quickly learned the difference between preaching and teaching.

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Released:
Oct 25, 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