About this episode
What is the key to happiness? It turns out, the Stoics might just have the answer…
Today Anya is joined by Christopher Gill to discuss ancient Stoic understandings of happiness, how some modern interpretations of Stoicism get it wrong, and what exactly fate has to do with it all.
Christopher Gill is a British philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter.
He is author of many books, including Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance, and most recently Stoic Ethic: The Basics, with Brittany Polat. You can buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Stoic-Ethics-Basics-Christopher-Gill/dp/1032813598
Hosted by Anya Leonard of Classical Wisdom. To learn more about Classical Wisdom, and sign up for our free newsletter, please go to https://classicalwisdom.substack.com/
Get every episode summarized
Each time Classical Wisdom Speaks publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Classical Wisdom Speaks
The Ancients and the Afterlife: Mythology, Mourning, and Mummies
Classical Wisdom Speaks
The Man Who Tried to Save Athenian Democracy
Classical Wisdom Speaks
The Misunderstood Myth: Persephone, Hades & Demeter
Classical Wisdom Speaks
Mary Beard: Why You Should Argue With the Ancients
Classical Wisdom Speaks