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    836. Pity vs envy

    836. Pity vs envy

    FromStoic Meditations

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    836. Pity vs envy

    FromStoic Meditations

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    3 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 19, 2021
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    Podcast episode

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    Cicero makes an argument that the ideal Stoic, the sage, should feel neither envy nor pity. He was spectacularly wrong, and directly contradicted by Marcus Aurelius. Let's see why.

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    Released:
    Apr 19, 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