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    245. Sagehood is rare, but progress is up to us

    245. Sagehood is rare, but progress is up to us

    FromStoic Meditations

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    245. Sagehood is rare, but progress is up to us

    FromStoic Meditations

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    2 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 23, 2018
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    Seneca tells Lucilius that he himself is far from being a wise person, which is as rare as the mythical phoenix. Nevertheless, we can all be "proficientes," those who make progress. Which is the whole point of Stoic training.

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    Released:
    Nov 23, 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