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    350. Want to be alive? Pay the taxes of life

    350. Want to be alive? Pay the taxes of life

    FromStoic Meditations

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    350. Want to be alive? Pay the taxes of life

    FromStoic Meditations

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    3 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 23, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Seneca uses an interesting economic analogy to remind us that the privilege of being alive comes with the tax of suffering setbacks and losses. Understanding this helps us to cope with problems and even to look forward to them as further exercises in virtue.

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    Released:
    Apr 23, 2019
    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