Catherine Wilson is a Professor of Philosophy, presently on the Metropolis College of New York. She is the writer of How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well, which covers Epicureanism, an historic philosophy, as a lifestyle.
On this dialog Michael and Catherine cowl the fundamentals of Epicureanism, a philosophical various to Stoicism primarily based on minimizing the painful experiences of your self and others, whereas maximizing enjoyment. In addition they talk about the contrasts between Stoicism and Epicureanism, together with the concept that Stoicism is a software for stress administration, whereas Epicureanism is a software for stress avoidance.
This dialog is a should for anybody taken with increasing their information of Hellenistic philosophy, or anybody taken with historic philosophies of life in addition to Stoicism.
(01:33) Stoicism vs Epicureanism
(03:45) Conference vs Nature
(10:13) Epicurean Altruism
(20:35) The Backyard
(25:17) Again to Conference
(29:11) Mental Pleasure
(30:49) Stoicism vs Epicureanism, Revisited
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