How Can Seneca Improve Your Life with philosopher David Fideler Pt.I

About this episode

Vashik Armenikus discusses the teachings of Seneca and their relevance to modern life with philosopher David Fideler.

In this episode Vashik Armenikus sits down with philosopher David Fideler, who wrote a brilliant book called Breakfast with Seneca. Seneca was a stoic philosopher who is widely recognised as the most humane writer of the Stoic tradition. He teaches us to live with freedom and purpose. In  Breakfast with Seneca , David Fideler explores Seneca’s ideas in a series of focused chapters, clearly explaining Seneca’s ideas without oversimplifying them. Those chapters can help you to overcome grief; find meaningful friendships; cope with anxiety; and live a truly fulfilling life. Note: This conversation comes in two parts. In the first part we discuss Seneca and Stoic philosophy and in the second part we focus on David's next book on the Renaissance and how we can replicate it in our modern world. The part 2 will be released in a week. You can get David Fideler's book here David's ARTIDOTE page GET IN TOUCH WITH ME 👇 📩  If you love reading, join my monthly newsletter : http://eepurl.com/he7YKD 🎧 Get Audible Trial: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?tag=artidote-21 📸 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/armenikus/

People in this episode

Host: Vashik Armenikus

Guest: David Fideler

Topics covered

• Stoic philosophy
• Seneca
• personal development
• friendship
• anxiety
• grief
• Renaissance

Keywords

• Seneca
• Stoicism
• David Fideler
• personal growth
• anxiety management
• meaningful friendships
• grief

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Breakfast with Seneca

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