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Podcast Profile: Practical Wisdom

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54 episodes
2023 to 2025
Median: 5 minutes
Collection: Philosophy


Description (podcaster-provided):

Practical Wisdom is a short weekly podcast produced by Prof. Massimo Pigliucci of the City College of New York. The idea is to do a deep dive into some of the most crucial philosophical writings of a wide range of Greco-Roman authors in search of insights that may be useful for modern life. Available also on Apple, Google, and Spotify.
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Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):

➤ Exploration of Greco-Roman philosophy • Discussions on wisdom, justice, friendship • Philosophical insights for modern life • Examination of the soul, death, virtue • Themes of pleasure, happiness, courage

This podcast, titled "Practical Wisdom," is produced by Prof. Massimo Pigliucci from the City College of New York. It is a series that engages deeply with philosophical texts from a wide range of Greco-Roman authors, aiming to extract insights relevant to modern life. The podcast provides an exploration of ideas from ancient philosophers including Plato, Epicurus, Aristotle, Epictetus, and Cicero. It tackles broad themes such as friendship, justice, virtue, happiness, and the nature of the soul, alongside more specific philosophical questions regarding the roles of reason, knowledge, and courage.

Philosophical discussions in the episodes often focus on contrasting views, such as the nature of courage versus fearlessness, the role of external goods in achieving happiness, and the reconciliation of deterministic and free will perspectives. Classic philosophical inquiries into the nature of pleasure, pain, death, and the divine are also prominent. Furthermore, the podcast delves into ethical considerations, addressing how virtues like friendship and justice can be applied in personal life and broader society.

Each episode is an inquiry into different facets of human experience and philosophical thought, intertwining ancient wisdom with practical implications for everyday challenges and ethical dilemmas. Through detailed analyses of philosophical doctrines and dialogues, the podcast demonstrates philosophy's enduring capacity to address fundamental human concerns and questions, inviting listeners to consider timeless questions of meaning, purpose, and ethical living within a contemporary context.


Episodes:
Episode Image Plato on loving things for the sake of other things
2025-Feb-07
4 minutes
Episode Image Plato on who really loves wisdom
2025-Jan-31
5 minutes
Episode Image Plato on why friendship between bad people is not possible
2025-Jan-24
4 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on justice and injustice
2025-Jan-10
4 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on friendship
2025-Jan-03
3 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on the limits of true pleasure
2024-Dec-20
3 minutes
Episode Image Plato on the reciprocity of friendship
2024-Dec-06
5 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on a life of reason, nature, and withdrawal
2024-Nov-29
3 minutes
Episode Image Epictetus on providence
2024-Nov-22
7 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on the hypocrisy of certain philosophers
2024-Nov-15
4 minutes
Episode Image Plato on knowledge as the source of happiness
2024-Nov-01
5 minutes
Episode Image Epictetus on people with a hardened reasoning faculty
2024-Oct-18
4 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on the value of philosophy
2024-Oct-11
5 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle on practicing virtue
2024-Sep-27
5 minutes
Episode Image Plato on goodness vs bravery
2024-Sep-13
6 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on security and pleasure
2024-Aug-30
3 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on burying one’s body
2024-Aug-23
5 minutes
Episode Image Plato on courage as a type of knowledge
2024-Aug-02
5 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on dying before one’s time
2024-Jul-12
4 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle on the roles of virtue and fortune
2024-Jul-05
4 minutes
Episode Image Plato on floundering in a sea of words
2024-Apr-26
6 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on the fact that the dead don’t need anything
2024-Apr-19
4 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle on who can be happy
2024-Jun-12
5 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on determinism and free will
2024-Jun-05
4 minutes
Episode Image Epictetus on the Stoic opposition
2024-Mar-29
4 minutes
Episode Image Plato on courage in battle
2024-May-22
6 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on the right time to die
2024-Mar-15
4 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle on the importance of external goods
2024-May-08
4 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll
2024-Apr-26
3 minutes
Episode Image Epictetus on the purple in the toga
2024-Feb-19
3 minutes
Episode Image An example of Socratic ignorance
2024-Mar-12
5 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on good reasons for dying
2024-Feb-05
5 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle on the point of a human life
2024-Feb-29
4 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on pleasure vs pain
2024-Jan-22
4 minutes
Episode Image Epictetus and the chamber pot
2024-Feb-15
5 minutes
Episode Image Plato on the need for expertise
2024-Mar-08
6 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on the nature of the soul
2024-Mar-01
5 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle and the ultimate good
2024-Jan-18
4 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus and the three kinds of desires
2024-Jan-12
4 minutes
Episode Image Epictetus on what is or is not reasonable
2024-Jan-04
5 minutes
Episode Image Plato on knowledge vs inspiration
2023-Oct-02
4 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on the fact that death doesn’t deprive us of anything
2023-Oct-25
6 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle on the three kinds of happy life
2023-Sep-18
5 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on death and the gods
2023-Sep-11
5 minutes
Episode Image Epictetus on dying or having lunch
2023-Sep-04
4 minutes
Episode Image Plato on the nature of poetry
2023-Aug-28
5 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle on the precision of our inquiries
2023-Aug-21
6 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on the nature of the soul
2023-Aug-14
7 minutes
Episode Image Epictetus on how to react to events
2023-Aug-07
7 minutes
Episode Image Plato on the value of poetry
2023-Jul-31
7 minutes
Episode Image Epicurus on why we should study philosophy
2023-Jul-24
7 minutes
Episode Image Cicero on whether we should be afraid of being dead
2023-Jul-17
7 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle on happiness as the ultimate good
2023-Jul-10
7 minutes
Episode Image Epictetus on the faculty of reason
2023-Jul-03
8 minutes