Episode 252: Yes We Sene-can
Very Bad Wizards
Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 January 2023
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
David and Tamler dive into Seneca's "On the Happy Life" and stoicism, the topic selected by our beloved patreon supporters. Why is stoicism so popular today? What does Seneca actually think about Epicureanism? Can Seneca's philosophy be reconciled with his life as a wealthy Roman aristocrat? Are stoics too cold and detached or is that an unfair caricature? And why can't David and Tamler fully embrace this undeniably wise approach to life?
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| 0:00.0 | Very bad wizards is a podcast with a philosopher, my dad, and a psychologist, Dave Pizarro, |
| 0:05.9 | having an informal discussion about issues and signs and ethics. |
| 0:09.3 | Please note that the discussion contains bad words that I'm out of allow to say, |
| 0:13.6 | and knowing my dad some very inappropriate jokes. |
| 0:17.2 | Game-recognized game and you look kinda unfamiliar right now. |
| 0:32.3 | Who are you? |
| 0:48.3 | Who are you? |
| 0:52.3 | Who are you? |
| 1:10.3 | Welcome to very bad wizards. |
| 1:12.1 | I'm Tamler Summers from the University of Houston. |
| 1:14.7 | Dave, it's 2023. |
| 1:17.3 | I believe I ask you this question every new year. |
| 1:21.4 | What are your new years resolutions? |
| 1:24.5 | I think I'm usually pretty down on resolutions, but this year, the reasons I'm down is because |
| 1:31.2 | by January 31st, I never fall through it. |
| 1:33.7 | I know myself, so I'm pretty down. |
| 1:35.8 | This year, I'm going to give it the old college try, as people say. |
| 1:41.2 | I'm going to really try to read more books. |
| 1:45.2 | I feel like I just have let my book reading fall off so badly. |
| 1:51.2 | I used to love reading a lot more. |
| 1:53.4 | I don't know why. |
| 1:54.5 | I think it's the digital age, but I signed up for a good reads account. |
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