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    1036. The Epicurean swerve

    1036. The Epicurean swerve

    FromStoic Meditations

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    1036. The Epicurean swerve

    FromStoic Meditations

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    3 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 13, 2022
    Format:
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    Cicero nails the Epicureans for their ad hoc theory of the so-called swerve, a sudden lateral movement of atoms meant to preserve the notion of free will in an otherwise mechanistic universe.

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    Released:
    Apr 13, 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