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Rob and Massimo talk to Donald Robertson, the author of the graphic novel Verissimus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. What were the challenges of presenting history and philosophy in pictorial form? Was the emperor Hadrian really such a bad character? Why did Marcus appoint his son Commodus to succeed him? Join us for theseContinue reading “Podcast: A graphic novel about Marcus Aurelius”

Join Massimo and Rob for another episode of the “Philosophy as a Way of Life” podcast as they talk with returning guest Matt Sharpe on his new book: Stoicism, Bullying, and Beyond–How to Keep Your Head When Others Around You Have Lost Theirs and Blame You. (listen at Anchor)

Ancient philosophers like Socrates and Plato believed that an education focused on developing good character could create virtuous leaders who work for the people, not their own benefit. Nowadays, though, it seems too many politicians are power hungry, corrupt, and out of touch. So how do we train our leaders to be more virtuous? IsContinue reading “Podcast: How to create virtuous leaders”

Join Massimo and Rob for another episode of the “Philosophy as a Way of Life” podcast as they talk about Massimo’s new book, The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders. (listen at Anchor)

In this episode of the Philosophy as a Way of Life podcast Rob and Massimo talk to Tim LeBon and John Sellars, two of the leading scholars behind the Modern Stoicism group, about the tenth anniversary of the organization that brings you Stoicon, Stoic Week, and much more. Modern Stoicism is a non-profit limited company, registered inContinue reading “Podcast: Ten years of Modern Stoicism”

Here is the latest — and last! — complete audio commentary series from my Stoic Meditations, dedicated to Epictetus’ Enchiridion. This is one of the most important texts of ancient Stoicism, a very short but very powerful guide to a life worth living. I decided to conclude my long running Stoic Meditations series (5 years, 1094Continue reading “Audio series: Epictetus’ Enchiridion”

In this episode of the Philosophy as a Way of Life podcast Rob and Massimo chat with Skye Cleary, author of How to Be Authentic: Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest for Fulfillment. We talk about existentialism, authenticity, bad faith, and all sorts of other ideas relevant for an existential way of life. How to Be AuthenticContinue reading “Podcast: Simone de Beauvoir, existentialism and how to be authentic”

Here is the latest complete audio commentary series from my Stoic Meditations, dedicated to Seneca’s On Providence. The work, in the form of a dialogue, was probably composed around 64 CE (Seneca died the following year). The subject matter is the Stoic notion of Providence and what later became known as the problem of evil. YouContinue reading “Audio series: Seneca’s On Providence”

In this episode of the Philosophy as a Way of Life podcast Rob and Massimo talk to Caleb Cohoe, a Professor of Philosophy at Metropolitan State University of Denver who has recently co-authored two papers exploring what, exactly, it means to live philosophically. Is it all and only a matter of reason? Or do we need toContinue reading “Podcast: What does it mean to live philosophically?”

The latest complete audio commentary of my Stoic Meditations series is dedicated to Seneca’s On Tranquillity of Mind, inspired by Democritus’ treaty “on cheerfulness,” written around 400 BCE. Seneca in turn inspired Plutarch to write a work on the same subject. It is often assumed that the work was written about 60 CE, when Seneca’s political influenceContinue reading “Audio series: Seneca’s On Tranquillity of Mind”