John Sellars | Stoicism and Epicureanism
Apr 13, 2022•45 min•Ep. 72
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Episode description
In this episode, my guest is John Sellars, the author of the new book The Pocket Epicurean. Professor Sellars is a Reader in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London. He is also the author of Lessons in Stoicism, The Art of Living, and many others.
In the conversation, John and I discuss:
- Finding Tranquility
- The Wisdom of Nature
- What we actually need to live a good life
- How the Stoics and Epicureans viewed the role of virtue
- How to think about emotions
- Wisdom in daily life and much more
Connect with John Sellars: johnsellars.org.uk/
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