EPISODE · Aug 8, 2018 · 1 MIN
171. Revenge is not justice
from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci
Epictetus reminds his students that engaging in a wrong act, even one done in response to an injustice, stains our own character, and therefore hurts us first and foremost. Stoics don't favor retributive justice systems.
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Epictetus reminds his students that engaging in a wrong act, even one done in response to an injustice, stains our own character, and therefore hurts us first and foremost. Stoics don't favor retributive justice systems.
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171. Revenge is not justice
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