About this episode

The episode explores the philosophical comparisons between Stoicism and Eastern thought through the lens of duty and uselessness.

Can Stoicism answer our dilemma? Is the suffering child a product of a world that demands every second and every soul be “useful” to the state? By comparing the “Roman Plow” of duty to the “Sovereign Tree” of uselessness, we ask if our participation in the “Achievement Society” is actually what pays for global injustice […]

People in this episode

Host: Steve Chisnell

Topics covered

• Stoicism
• philosophy
• duty
• uselessness
• global injustice
• Achievement Society

Keywords

• Stoicism
• Seneca
• Zhuangzi
• philosophy
• global injustice
• Achievement Society
• duty
• uselessness

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