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    829. Natural virtue?

    829. Natural virtue?

    FromStoic Meditations

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    829. Natural virtue?

    FromStoic Meditations

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    3 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 8, 2021
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    The Stoics put forth the notion that we are naturally virtuous (i.e., prosocial), and that it is society that leads us astray. Modern science confirms their intuition only in part. The fact remains, though, that the choice is ours.

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    Released:
    Apr 8, 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