Stoicism: Get Better at Life with Massimo Pigliucci

TRIGGERnometry

Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

News, Society & Culture, Politics

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🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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SPONSORED BY: easyDNS - domain name registrar provider and web host. Use special code: TRIGGERED for 50% off when you visit https://easydns.com/triggered/ Massimo Pigliucci is Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. He has a doctorate in genetics from the University of Ferrara, Italy, a PhD in biology from the University of Connecticut, and a PhD in philosophy of science from the University of Tennessee. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ | Channel ID: UCo_8zzSxKeL3arKWVuP8wdQ Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod/ https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Intro 04:46 What is Stoicism? 11:15 How to Become Wise 24:24 The Need for Philosophy to be Taught More 29:02 Why is There a Lack of Stoic Values in the World Today? 33:45 Does Human Tribal Instinct Outweigh Virtue? 40:41 The Difference Between Sympathy & Empathy 51:19 How to Learn From Past Civilisations’ Mistakes 1:04:37 What's the One Thing We’re Not Talking About? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Peloton has loads of supermotivating classes.
0:03.6	I did an invigorating cycling class just this morning,
0:06.9	but Peloton is also indoor running on the tread
0:10.2	and an app for yoga in the park,
0:12.2	dance cardio in the kitchen or boxing,
0:14.9	well, we're of your fancy.
0:16.4	I'm now trying a Peloton sleep meditation.
0:18.9	I wonder how long it takes to...
0:20.6	Mm-hmm.
0:21.5	Peloton, for anyone, anywhere.
0:24.3	Internet connection and Peloton,
0:25.5	all access membership required,
0:26.8	age, height and weight restriction supply,
0:28.2	see one Peloton.co.uk.
0:30.6	Problem with empathy is that it's easy and easily manipulated.
0:35.1	Because it's mostly an emotional response,
0:38.5	you can easily fool yourself
0:41.2	that you're actually in somebody else's shoes.
0:44.9	Well, yeah, in fact, you're not.
0:46.6	So sympathy means that you are trying to be helpful to other people.
0:53.0	You're trying to understand how other people
0:55.4	might be going through, let's say, a tough time
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