"Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than one's ability to stop just where they are and pass some time in his own company." - Seneca, 2nd Letter (from Letters from a Stoic) focus on the present and just d

4. Siddharta Gautama Is a Simp...for Enlightenment: The Origins of Buddhism & Why Buddhism Is an Escape From Human Nature (Buddhism, The Buddha))

Jun 1st, 2021 15m 13s

LETS FUCK SHIT UPThis marks the start of a more irreverent podcast about Philosophy. I have decided to start having more fun with my podcasts! I used to think I'd lose the meaning of the lessons I try to give out but if you want to listen to s

3. What Are You a Slave To? How Can You Lead Yourself and Others the Right Way?

May 29th, 2021 7m 40s

Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman jack-of-all-trades type-a dude. He was a lawyer, a politician, and as we will discover today, a philosopher. However, unlike other prominent Stoic philosophers, Cicero preferred politics over the practice of Ph

2. The Tao Te Ching I: Which Way Is The Way? Who Knows, Just Let It Go. (Taoism, Lao Tzu)

May 26th, 2021 16m 5s

*Note: In the podcast, I referred to wei wu wei as non-action. However, I believe it is more accurate to translate it as action through non-action. Also just to note, Wu wei is seen as an abbreviation for the whole wei wu wei.*Welcome to the

1: Do Not Abandon the Misguided. Instead, Show Them The Path. (Marcus Aurelius and Socrates)

May 24th, 2021 5m 29s

"How cruel — to forbid people to want what they think is good for them. And that's just what you won't let them do when you get angry at their misbehavior. They're drawn towards what they think is good for them.Show them that. Prove it to them

Socrates and Lao Tzu Probably Hate Us: Does Ancient Philosophy Even Matter? (Introduction)

May 23rd, 2021 10m 3s

Does Ancient Wisdom and Ancient Philosophy matter? Long has Ancient Philosophy been abandoned for far more complex subject matter when it comes to trying to know the world. But what kind of wisdom is best when it comes to knowing how to live ou

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