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  @a.p.5906Күн бұрын

  Dr. Ammon Hillman is your guy. Expert in all things drugs in Ancient Greece, 1st century, Jesus ect... If you're not already familiar with his work, hes a must guest and would amaze you're audience. Dr. Ammon Hillman

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  @blaisemorris130110 күн бұрын

  Curses on you for even suggesting the medical profession should be the container for Psycadelics !

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  @thombales129921 күн бұрын

  It seems like the atheist Stoic perspective is a bit like some folks - particularly in the West - watering down Buddhism to a "one-fold path". No "right speech". No "right action". No "right livelihood". We just want the parts (mindfulness") that gives us less stress and lowers our blood pressure. It is very much a consumerist approach. There is so much great metaphysic work out there that might help Stoicism reframe "logos" in the (post) modern world. Think Philip Goff's Cosmopsychism or John Leslie's pantheism or any number of process-relational philosophies - all of which claim like Stoicism that Heraclitus is their ancestor. No need to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

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  @greendeane1Ай бұрын

  Climate collapse is shoddy science. It is an excuse to control people.

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  @chadreilly2 ай бұрын

  So saving the planet isn't worth a few cheap shots at Bill McKibben? And Bill did say what he said, right?

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  @michaeltremblay57383 ай бұрын

  Ayeee that's my name 😂😂😂

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  @AlokAsthana19543 ай бұрын

  Too much hero worship of Sadler.

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  @ShichunSu4 ай бұрын

  Good job dude! I wanna more videos about cosmopolitan. it's intersting to listen to this discussion.

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  @catnhat11174 ай бұрын

  Colloquium iucundum mihi placet. Valde gratias vobis ago.

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  @strongstoic4 ай бұрын

  Great episode!

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  @strongstoic4 ай бұрын

  Great conversation, Simon!

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  @dkm60854 ай бұрын

  Thanks for this video Simon. I have just started Seneca’s “Morals of a Happy Life”, and a few chapters in I felt that having some information and background on the life that Seneca had lead would be beneficial. This was perfect.

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  @simonjedrew4 ай бұрын

  Of course, thanks for taking the time! Seneca is truly a brilliant philosopher. I'm excited for the journey you're on exploring his works :)

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  @DJSTOEK4 ай бұрын

  ❤❤

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  @kstatebacker304 ай бұрын

  Super dope page man thank you for sharing

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  @user-oj5wg3ip2e4 ай бұрын

  Have been a student of Professor Joe's since the mid 70s and no one does international affairs better by far Australian has been lessed he came and stayed

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  @samryder76295 ай бұрын

  This is great. Just found your page through the series on Seneca. Great work. Keep it up.

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  @simonjedrew4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the kind words!

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  @kleverponce29675 ай бұрын

  Hi Simon, such nice video. I didn´t know about Seneca but thanks for sharing your knowledge.

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  @caseyf82295 ай бұрын

  "promo sm"

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  @phrozen175 ай бұрын

  Didn't Seneca promote taking good ideas from other schools? I remember him quoting Epicurus all the time in his moral letters.

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  100%, he was all in favour of taking good ideas from wherever we can get them. The devil is in the details of the idea, I suppose.

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  @thedownwarddoug66425 ай бұрын

  Great talk. Loved it. Just an argument to put forward. If the position is women and men are the same. Therefore we want to see more women as philosophers. If women and men are the same then why would it matter if the philosophers were male. Since they are the same. But if they are not the same only then do we need specific female philosophers. And if they are different then it’s plausible that men are better equipped at it. You can’t be exactly the same and say that the male philosopher doesn’t represent the female.

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  Thanks for your comment! I think there is certainly a way in which we trap ourselves when thinking about all men and women as "the same" or "different". Of course, the truth is more nuanced. We're all incredibly alike and incredibly different in certain areas. I personally believe that the whole conversation around gender gets a little tedious. If you're a philosopher and you have something to say, the question of whether or not you should say it, or where you should say it, or to whom you should say it, or the value of what you say, will not be determined or discerned by way of your gender.

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  @Zacchus5 ай бұрын

  The loss of ego is definitely caused by the drugs. I don’t think meditation can get you there the way Entheogens can.

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  @davidwebb42345 ай бұрын

  Dirk mentioned that we need to understand the physic from which the dichotomy of control arises, but doesn't explain the physic. He then goes on to talk about trichotomy of control. Then he compares that Aristotle thinks we need good looks to be happy, and the Stoics called it the preferred indifferent, how is that the same direction? Stoics emphasize that true happiness comes from cultivating virtues and maintaining inner harmony, irrespective of external circumstances. And the analogy about driving a car is the same as virtue, is a big joke, it oversimplifies the concept of virtue. Virtue involves a continuous and reflective engagement with ethical principles, personal growth, and a commitment to moral excellence that goes beyond the mechanical adherence to rules.

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  @miltiadismichalopoulos40345 ай бұрын

  1. Another very nice video. 2. sorry, I can't find on facebook.

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  Yeah I'm very inactive on socials.

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  @c02gg5 ай бұрын

  Thanks

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  Of course! Thanks for listening :)

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  @miltiadismichalopoulos40345 ай бұрын

  another gem. Thank you

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  Of course!

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  @miltiadismichalopoulos40345 ай бұрын

  Τhank you so much for this video. There is so much wisdom in it

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  I'm grateful that it's helpful!

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  @miltiadismichalopoulos40345 ай бұрын

  I am afraid that in this video you became totally UN-STOIC here. This is not the Stoic stance of acceptance and resilience. Youth is often foolish and impulsive. Now, impulse is not a stoic virtue. Also, since you ask, here is my answer: yes, when I was young I had my own "zest for life" as you say. But then I broke my face many times again and again. I made mistakes and I tried to correct them and again I tried to reach my goals. I did succeed in some of them. I did fail in others. However Stoicism has taught me to accept life, to conform and to compromise. What you suggest now, is totally different and un-stoic. No, the difference between the "pure" zest of youth and the "tamed" life-stance of mature people is that the latter THINK much more before acting. And I know that Seneca and Epictetus would agree with me on that.

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  And I would agree with you, too, friend. Certainly, as life goes on, we tame our more foolish desires and behaviours in favour of a more steadfast and rational approach. In my younger years (though, I did record this episode perhaps 5 years ago), I was less capable of sharing these ideas with clarity and adherence to the philosophy's tenants. Nevertheless, I believe that Seneca's point is that we should not let life beat the unique and powerful life-force out of us. We each have a unique spark and a personhood that makes us who we are. We should not lose sight of this. Energy and unique personality traits shone wisely out into the world is good for all, as far as I can tell, so far as it doesn't go to excess, and thus vice.

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  @rosminazuchri90905 ай бұрын

  Very useful and Interesting. Thank you so much

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  Of course! I'm glad it was useful to you :)

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  @solelysoul85435 ай бұрын

  Papal bull 1492,1493, 1452,1453 authorized the colonial powers to CONQUER, CONVERT and ENSLAVE the world. Every Christian is a slave . Same with every abrahamic religion, the believers.

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  @miltiadismichalopoulos40346 ай бұрын

  Oh Yes! We are enslaved by the power of even our most trivial habits such as texting on f/b during our trip in the subway. Some of these habits are indifferent some are really bad and we have to keep an eye on them.

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  Thanks for your thoughts, Miltiadis! It's been a long time since I released this episode, but I'm gladd the message resonates!

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  @miltiadismichalopoulos40346 ай бұрын

  Another GREAT and so much helpful video ! Choose the right thing and "Become addicted to the right feeling" ... (become a "slave" of the right "passions" ). And above all I love the example with your podcast ! Thank you one more time for this... Here, I think, is one big difference between the two Schools: the Stoics and the Epicureans. The latter would probably suggest, generally, to have some discipline so that we can enjoy better our lives. But since their goal is not "virtue" but satisfaction rather) they have not analyzed this matter in so much depth as the Stoics have done. And therefore they have no practical advice to offer besides this general rule : "IF IT PLEASES ME IT IS GOOD IF NOT, IT IS BAD. Well, this is not what I am looking for. Well, that's what I think for the moment ... would do you think?

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  @simonjedrew5 ай бұрын

  I think you're right, friend, though I'm no expert on Epicureanism. I know it's a more subtle difference. The Stoic philosophy, however, is an excellent catalyst for a life of meaning aimed at virtue.

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  @advaitavedanta66176 ай бұрын

  Seneca and Epiktet are close to Laozi and Shankara

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  @simonjedrew6 ай бұрын

  Interesting point. I've studied Laozi, but not Shankara. I will say, the commonalities between Western and Eastern philosophies are stunning. Wisdom is not locational.

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  @advaitavedanta66176 ай бұрын

  👏😃🙏

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  @SlamDunkMunk6 ай бұрын

  Humbled, Honored.

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  @user-mb1vh5fr8c6 ай бұрын

  Another banger! ❤

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  @miltiadismichalopoulos40346 ай бұрын

  Thank you so much. So inspiring and helpful ! And simple and easy to try it.

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  @simonjedrew6 ай бұрын

  Thanks for your kind comment! I'm glad it's helpful. It's taken a while for me to get this older content up, so I'm glad it's resonating. :)

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  @manuelnuman6 ай бұрын

  Thank you for sharing your being and your knowledge.🧡 Your poem's words resonate, to me, with the likes of Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Antonio Machado...

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  @manuelnuman6 ай бұрын

  He was true to himself, which is a very difficult task. And he was complex too, as many great men. Walt Whitman said : "I contradict myself...I contain multitudes".

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  @davethelawyer22686 ай бұрын

  Great podcast. I've been inspired and am now studying Seneca. Well done!

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  @julesjgreig6 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @cgi776 ай бұрын

  Very cool

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  @simonjedrew6 ай бұрын

  Thanks Peter!

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  @tomato10406 ай бұрын

  Yah, like Pythagoras probably believed IT, As IT Is, Wisdom🦉flying🦅over🌎the🌏 Tribal🌍Trouble

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  @tomato10406 ай бұрын

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  @legionjames18227 ай бұрын

  Emersons essay SELF RELIANCE deals heavily with the topic of stoicism and also his essay EXPERIANCE

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  @timothyhume37417 ай бұрын

  And now the truth is out about how COVID was used to instill fear and control us, what is your take on it? I mean really bullshit is still bullshit, isn't it? Come on you guys we have been lied to so now how do we react. Stephen is great but for Christ's sake, man Some of us are still just farmers. Talk simple man is all I am saying, Just talk simple. Cheers and blessings

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  @trevorable047 ай бұрын

  Good job, brother! Keep up the good work. All the best.

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  @journeytoheaven90317 ай бұрын

  I'm enjoying hearing your calm voice sharing these deep thoughts. As a follower of Lord Jesus, I await for my heavenly home. Death has no fear, I know He will be with me as I transit to an eternal life filled with everything I could hope for & which isn't possible here. Life is filled with pain & sorrow, trials & and tribulations, but death puts an end to it. I saw my mother so peaceful after her death, all the suffering left her, she was free finally... Just my thoughts.

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  @andrewternet83708 ай бұрын

  Interesting, but I don't think the docetist view of Jesus is borne out by the Jewish view of Memra (which is then translated as Logos)

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  @Andy-B19849 ай бұрын

  In a nutshell philosophy is about how to live and die well.

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  @the_prokopton9 ай бұрын

  Love the devotion of Leonidas

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  @MarinTvarog9 ай бұрын

  Yes, world was full of magic until chirstianity came and destroyed everything in the name of their one God. Think about all the "pagans" they have killed in order to get rid of competition and enforce their dogma and then they divided humans from their root, ground of Being, from our divinty by saying that only Jesus was the son of God. But still, there is a way to have mystical experience today using psychedelics. I meditated on lsd and "obtained" satori, enlightment. 😂 We are all gods, all living beings are part of one consciousness, energy, God - however you want to call it. If you dont belive me, and i know its a hard thing to swallow, you can find out for yourself. "if you want to know the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration" - Nikola Tesla. - translates to: meditate! (Tesla did visual meditation) Meditation on psychedelics can tell you that secrets. 😂

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  @MarinTvarog9 ай бұрын

  And also, ego death can happend on psychedelics. 😅