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EPISODE · Jul 1, 2019 · 2 MIN

396. On the vanity of mental gymnastics

from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci

Philosophers can be clever. Too clever for their own sake, suggests Seneca. Indeed, one measure of wisdom is precisely the ability to tell the difference between cleverness and usefulness.

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