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Dr. Victoria Hurth discusses Stoicism and its relevance to navigating contemporary crises and promoting a flourishing society.

Imagine a world where every one of us finds meaning in living a good life - and where 'good' means conducive to the flourishing of all beings. Imagine that this frames our every thought, sensing and action, allowing us to explore and question our triggered responses to the world we are enmeshed with in a way that is resilient and self-regulating, so that we can bring the best of ourselves to the table, with outcomes as information, ready to engage with what is, for what matters, and not to force how we think things ought to be. Imagine us working to govern this way of being so our our actions are shaped, moment by moment, day by day, year by year, decade by decade as we turn the bus that is humanity - the entire ecosphere, really - from the edge of the cliff that is mass extinction to collective enduring flourishing. This is the vision of this week's guest, Dr Victoria Hurth. Victoria was with us back in Episode #308 and I have put a link in the show notes so you can listen as she describes her new book, Beyond Profit; Purpose-Driven Leadership for a Wellbeing Economy and the ISO 37011 Standard which she is helping lead - and which is framed exactly around these philosophical…

People in this episode

Host: Accidental Gods

Guest: Victoria Hurth

Topics covered

• Stoicism
• philosophy
• wellbeing economy
• leadership
• collective flourishing
• moral philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ISO 37011 Standard

Books & works: Beyond Profit; Purpose-Driven Leadership for a Wellbeing Economy

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