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Jan 2025
1h 34m

Untimely Reflections #32: Dr. Gregory Sa...

Untimely Reflections
About this episode

Very pleased to finally be joined by Gregory Sadler on the podcast! Greg is one of the more popular teachers of philosophy in the modern age, and given his recent courses on Stoicism, we decided to make that the focus. I hope you all enjoy our conversation: about philosophy as a guide to life, Stoicism versus Epicureanism, distortions of Stoicism and Nietzsche, whether philosophy is self-help, and the relevance of Stoicism to modern life.

Sadler's Lectures on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0lGAsuWNmAfVKL4KDLDO6v

Greg's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEtxsMx4qsoitFwjBdLU_gA


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