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    1013. The duty to help others and the providential nature of the universe

    1013. The duty to help others and the providential nature of the universe

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    1013. The duty to help others and the providential nature of the universe

    FromStoic Meditations

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    Length:
    3 minutes
    Released:
    Mar 11, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Seneca makes an argument that we have a duty to help others based on the providential nature of the universe. But the universe does not have a providential nature. Fortunately, there is a way to rescue Seneca's conclusion.

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    Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stoicmeditations/support
    Released:
    Mar 11, 2022
    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