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Sep 2025
The struggle for the good life | Massimo Pigliucci on ancient philosophy for the modern era
<p>We all want to live the good life. But how many of us can claim to be truly content? Join philosopher and evolutionary biologist Massimo Pigliucci as he argues that pleasure, character, and a healthy dose of doubt, form the basis of the good life, and that purpose in life is c ... Show More
29m 29s
Jul 2025
#974 - Joe Folley - Existential Philosophy, Nietzsche, Suffering & Self-Awareness
Joe Folley is a philosopher, writer, and host of the Unsolicited Advice YouTube channel. Philosophy has a way of finding us in one form or another, sometimes in a book, sometimes in a moment of crisis. Thinkers like Nietzsche and Camus have helped shape how we see life, death, an ... Show More
1h 25m
Sep 2025
Hegel on Stoicism (Part One)
Discussing the section on Stoicism in Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit," which is under "Freedom of Self-Consciousness," "Stoicism, Scepticism, and the Unhappy Consciousness." This comes right after his famous lordship and bondage chapter, and explains how in reaction to being de ... Show More
58m 13s
May 2025
#417 — Philosophy for Life
<p dir="ltr">Sam Harris speaks with Donald Robertson about Stoicism and the good life. They discuss the relationship between wisdom and virtue, ancient versions of psychotherapy, parallels between Stoicism and Buddhism, practical vs. analytical styles of philosophy, CBT's origins ... Show More
22m 30s
Feb 2025
Nietzsche on overcoming nihilism | Philosopher Babette Babich
<p><strong>Nietzsche, the birth of tragedy, and the technology trap with Babette Babich</strong></p><p>Do life's struggles make the search for meaning a hopeless endeavour?</p><p>Join renowned, continental philosopher Babette Babich as she explains the Nietzschean path to finding ... Show More
18m 3s
Jan 2025
Ancient solutions for modern problems | Stoicism Series PART 1 | Massimo Pigliucci
<p><strong>How to be a Stoic</strong></p><p>What can Marcus Aurelius teach you about the iPhone?</p><p>Join philosopher and author Massimo Pigliucci for part one of a series on the ancient practice of Stoicism, exploring and analysing ideas from Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus ... Show More
19m 10s
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1882875/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>In this episode, I sit down with <b>Donald Robertson</b>, renowned author, psychotherapist, and expert in ancient philosophy, to dive deep into the life, methods ... Show More
