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    875. Why virtue is necessary and sufficient for happiness

    875. Why virtue is necessary and sufficient for happiness

    FromStoic Meditations

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    875. Why virtue is necessary and sufficient for happiness

    FromStoic Meditations

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    4 minutes
    Released:
    Jul 9, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Cicero makes a strong argument, based on Socratic and Stoic positions, for why virtue is necessary and sufficient for "happiness," if we translate the Greek word eudaimonia as "the life worth living."

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    Released:
    Jul 9, 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