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    793. Are you so silly as to believe in Cerberus and Sisyphus?

    793. Are you so silly as to believe in Cerberus and Sisyphus?

    FromStoic Meditations

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    793. Are you so silly as to believe in Cerberus and Sisyphus?

    FromStoic Meditations

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    Length:
    3 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 17, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Cicero disputes with his friend about whether we should be afraid of the afterlife, and concludes that we will not exist, and therefore we will not be feeling anything. It is superstition that generates fears of death.

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    Released:
    Feb 17, 2021
    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