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249. Instead of conquering the world, conquer yourself

249. Instead of conquering the world, conquer yourself

FromStoic Meditations


249. Instead of conquering the world, conquer yourself

FromStoic Meditations

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Length:
3 minutes
Released:
Nov 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Seneca says that he hasn't conquered any enemy but his own greed, ambition, and fear of death. If more people, especially the leaders of the world, were to take that attitude, perhaps there would be no need to conquer enemies.

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Released:
Nov 29, 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