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317. Seneca criticizes the institution of war

317. Seneca criticizes the institution of war

FromStoic Meditations


317. Seneca criticizes the institution of war

FromStoic Meditations

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Length:
3 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2019
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Podcast episode

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In a rather forceful passage Seneca makes a strong political statement, referring to Roman imperialism as "sacrilege on a grand scale." Unfortunately, two millennia later, we still honor that sort of sacrilege, which flies in the face of the virtue of justice and the concept of cosmopolitanism.

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Released:
Mar 7, 2019
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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