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#273 - "Nobody Gets Away With Anything, Ever"
What if the best thing that you can do for yourself is to do things for others? Certainly, that’s the “virtue is the only good” argument, to a large …
2 years, 10 months ago
#272 - What is Life Really About?
What is life really about? This is perhaps one of the most fundamental questions of philosophy. The Stoics have a simple enough answer: virtue. Peopl…
2 years, 10 months ago
#271 - Ian C. Williams: Vulnerability, Fact, Truth, Reason, & Identity
Ian C. Williams is an author, speaker, and business advisor. He has a Master’s in Public Affairs (MPA) with an emphasis in Leadership Strategy and Or…
2 years, 11 months ago
#270 - Adopting Better Opinions & Perspectives; Connecting Opinions & Character
It is, of course, a core Stoic idea that it is not situations that upset us but rather our opinion of them. This points to a very deep connection bet…
2 years, 11 months ago
#269 - Altering the Structure of Reality: Subjective Truth vs. Objective Truth
Peterson is known to say some crazy stuff from time to time. When looking at a quote like the above, it’s easy to get a little hesitant - how can we …
2 years, 11 months ago
#268 - Balancing Gratitude with Betterment; Marcus Aurelius & Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
We have a tendency to take everything that we already have for granted. Perhaps you spend months craving the latest iPhone. You save your money and w…
2 years, 11 months ago
#267 - On the Shortness (And Extensiveness) of Life
It isn’t uncommon for the thought to cross one’s mind “damn, time goes fast!”. Though perhaps Seneca wouldn’t have cursed (but who knows?), he had co…
2 years, 11 months ago
#266 - Dr. Megan McElheran: Hard Work & True Rest, Exercise & Stoicism, & Finding Good Relationships
Dr. Megan McElheran is a Clinical Psychologist and the Chief Executive Officer of Wayfound Mental Health Group, practicing in Calgary, AB. Her work o…
3 years ago
#265 - Truth: The Handmaiden of Love (According to Jordan Peterson)
Truth is an obvious virtue, though it’s not a cardinal virtue. A cardinal virtue is pure; it’s always good, while the truth is not. Still, truth play…
3 years ago
#264 - Will Johncock: Stoic Cosmopolitan, Community, Connection, & the Daimon
In this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with Will Johncock. Will studies how an individual’s thoughts, actions, and attributes, are product…
3 years ago