Stoic Expert Explains Self Mastery Secrets | Massimo Pigliucci

Massimo Pigliucci is a world-renowned Stoic philosopher. He teaches how to gain control of your life and on how to become a principled, good person. He’s in the tent today to explain the reasoning that leads to happiness and good decisions. WELCOME. TO. CAMP. 🏕️

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Edited and Produced by Chris Papastefanou, Miles Mccreery, Archer

** TIME STAMPS **

00:00 Intro
0:45 How do I become a better person? Explaining stoicism
8:02 Dealing with things outside of your control
14:11 Recognising when things were changing
18:18 How to control the ego + dealing with externals
30:13 Are you fooling yourself?
33:58 Defining virtue
40:27 Human excellence is being pro-social and rational
50:26 Can rage ever be useful?
55:10 Social media exploiting anger
59:14 Living life with character + Christianity inherited stoicism
1:09:24 Dealing with ethical dilemmas
1:19:57 Progress over perfection
1:26:31 Having the wisdom to know you can’t control
1:37:11 Mark’s wrestling with moral judgments
1:43:25 Does anger exist for a reason?
1:48:30 Xenophobia once had a use + we’re a citizen of the world
1:56:51 Who was Marcus Aurelius?
2:10:49 Categorical imperatives + world becoming a better place
2:16:56 How do I vote ethically?
2:26:32 Does stoicism allow for revolution?
2:33:28 Role of stoicism in art + Cicero was a joker
2:47:19 Must art have a message? Comedy dealing with taboo