About this episode

This episode discusses five practical ideas from Socrates related to Stoicism and philosophy as a way of life.

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People in this episode

Host: Donald J. Robertson

Topics covered

• Stoicism
• Socrates
• philosophy
• practical ideas
• self-improvement

Keywords

• Socrates
• Stoicism
• philosophy
• practical ideas
• self-improvement

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