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What is the Stoic idea of happiness? How does it relate to virtue and nature? And is virtue sufficient for happiness? In the words of today’s guest:
“It’s not just a mood. It’s a life. It’s a certain kind of life.”
But what kind of life and how do we achieve it?
This month’s Podcast with Professors is with Christopher Gill, a British philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter.
He is known for his works on ancient philosophy and his book, Personality in Greek Epic, Tragedy, and Philosophy, won the 1997 Runciman Prize. Gill served as the co-editor of Phronesis between 2003 and 2008 and is author of many books, including his most recent, Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance, of which we speak about today.
We discuss the senses of 'nature' (both human and universal) relevant for ethics and the ethical significance of the idea of nature. Professor Gill speaks to how Stoic ethics compare to other ancient philosophical ethical ideas as well as some of the common misconceptions of Stoicism.
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