EPISODE · Jul 24, 2018 · 3 MIN
160. Reflect on the roles you play, and play them well
from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci
Epictetus introduced a major innovation in Stoic ethics with his theory of roles. We are first and foremost members of the human cosmopolis. But also fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, friends, colleagues. How do we balance the conflicting demands of such diverse roles in life?
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