Ancient Greek Lessons for Modern Times - Ely Lassman

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In ancient Greece, the birthplace of Western philosophy, thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and the Stoics sought wisdom to understand reality, think clearly, achieve happiness, and govern society-just as we do today, and for the same reason: Such knowledge is a basic requirement for human flourishing. Ely Lassman will survey powerful ideas from several Greek philosophers, focusing on timeless principles for good living, and suggesting helpful resources for further exploration.

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Great lecture, thank you!

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Al igual que los antiguos filósofos que menciona esta tomado de nuevo el papel de transmitir al igual que ellos a través de Level Up las largas platicas dignificantes, solo que a través de los teatros modernos como el vídeo.

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On a daily basis, I run into the Greeks. Just yesterday I ran into a Zeno's paradox and the implications of that on the thing I was working on. Daily, something from the Timeaus or symposium or whatever.

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Besides the obvious mention of Aristotle I find Parmenides to be ever relevant. The notion of "nothingness" as a kind of existence keeps popping up. Like the other day when I asked my girlfriend what she was thinking about and she answered "nothing". Like that's possible!

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@@dinksmallwood5561 That is so true and so funny

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A Marxist sociologist once physically threatened me because I like Objectivism. Those were the days...

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Good times where had by all