7. The Philosophy of Strength - with Joe Lombardo

   Writer and strength enthusiast Joe joins me to talk the gym, ageing, The Greeks, Japanese budo, Christianity, virtue and character development, the politics of working out, self discovery vs self creation, existential lifting, abstinence and renunciation, "confidence", "discipline", resentment, Socrates and Mishima. A wonderfully deep exchange.    Find out more about Joe here: https://www.joelombardophd.com/  --------------------------------------------------------------------    Joe Lombardo, PhD, is a writer, independent scholar, and lifter. He is also the editor of Ultraphysical, an online journal of the active body. Most of his writing focuses on culture, politics, the natural environment, and wellness. He has been published in multiple languages and featured in periodicals such as Quillette, The Brooklyn Rail, All Azimuth, Le Courrier (Japon), Alias Magazin, among others.    Educated and raised in the Northeast, Joe is a Fulbright Scholar and has worked and conducted research across Europe and in Turkey. In 2018, he received my doctorate in Politics from the New School for Social Research, where he focused on the global politics of large-scale engineering projects and their impact on state formation during the Cold War. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time in the Pennsylvania countryside and lifting weights. --------------------------------------------------------------------     Get a free copy of Mark's latest eBook at this link: https://bit.ly/Top12Embodiment      Subscribe to Mark's new Feral Philosophy You Tube channel here: https://youtube.com/@feralphilosophy_mw?si=PHJcNwK4GYpRSflK    Join Mark for in-person workshops – https://embodimentunlimited.com/events-calendar/?utm_source=TEP&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=Events    Join free coaching demos sessions with Mark – https://embodimentunlimited.com/free-coaching-with-mark/?utm_source=TEP&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=Demo    Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/