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496. On magnanimity

496. On magnanimity

FromStoic Meditations


496. On magnanimity

FromStoic Meditations

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Length:
3 minutes
Released:
Nov 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Seneca runs us through a long list of reasons why people do us wrong. And then concludes that we should be magnanimous, not vengeful, toward them, in part because they are human beings like us, and like us they make mistakes.

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Released:
Nov 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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