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821. Better to be a sick person with integrity than a healthy lier

821. Better to be a sick person with integrity than a healthy lier

FromStoic Meditations


821. Better to be a sick person with integrity than a healthy lier

FromStoic Meditations

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3 minutes
Released:
Mar 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Health has value, and is therefore preferred in the Stoic system. However, it is not an intrinsic good, and if in order to stay healthy you have to cheat others, you should accept the chances that you might get sick.

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Released:
Mar 29, 2021
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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