Plato's podcasts: the ancients' guide to modern living by Mark Vernon
I did my best to expand my understanding of Plato while reading The Republic - and came across this cheeky, soft-read. It's a decent skim, only spent time with Pythagoras, Plato, and Socrates.
Plato's podcasts: the ancients' guide to modern living
by Mark Vernon
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Table of contents
Plato's podcasts: the ancients' guide to modern living
by Mark Vernon
Find on Amazon
Table of contents
- Pythagoras and the search for meaning
- Sappho and the art of paying attention
- Plato and a love of conversation
- Diogenes the Cynic on the deceptiveness of fame
- Diotima of Mantinea on sometimes not having sex
- Aristotle on surviving unpopularity
- Pyrrho of Elis on suspending disbelief
- Epicurus on why less is more
- Zeno of Cittum on the psychology of shopping
- Aristippus the Cyrenaic and a common misunderstanding about pleasure
- Onesicritus hears the call to live more simply
- Cleanthes the Water-Carrier on working so hard you miss what you want
- Hipparchia of Maroneia on marrying for love
- Bion of Borysthenes and the wisdom of changing your mind
- Menippus of Gadara on the seriousness of laughing
- Marcus Manilius on the exercise of free will
- Secundus the Silent on the dangers of travel
- Sextus Empericus and the folly of food fads
- Hypatia of Alexandria on living in times of violence
- Socrates and being towards death
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