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Andreas Matthias, philosopher. Philosophy for life. Every day.

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Lecture series on Early Modern Philosophy.
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Om! he spoke to himself: Om! and again he knew about Brahman, knew about the indestructibility of life, knew about all that is divine, which he had forgotten. -- Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
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The Age of Reason, a series of video lectures from Descartes to Kant.
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The problem with AI in education is a problem of education, not AI.
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I was walking down the Panathenaic Way the other day, looking to buy a pair of fancy sandals for my young lover Mnesippos, when I ran into Socrates outside Simon’s shop.

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This man has been going on stage to play this role thousands of times, and I think this is exactly what Aristotle means by habit. He did it every day; he cultivated this skill. The interesting thing is that in interviews, ...
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1.5 hours of a quick and entertaining introduction into three ancient philosophies of happiness: Aristotle, Epicureanism and Stoicism. Until the end of October for an introductory price of ONLY 3.99 USD!

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And the book is a great read, even today. Because Diogenes does not care much about philosophy. What he’s after is the *gossip,* the juicy details of the philosophers’ lives. It’s almost a yellow press edition of a history of philosophy.
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So the goal of human life is to be a flourishing life, not to be a life that's dried up, sitting in the corner, you know, and sorry for itself, but to be a life that's happy and that's full of activity and that produces good results for everyone.
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Still, those of us incapable of eremitism can reflect on our lives. In rather Buddhistic terms, Smith sees most people as "trapped" in a "cycle" of aspiration, constraints, duties, and exhaustion. -- Ian James Kidd on Daily Philosophy. @NottsPhilosophy
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And how do we get this ability, this phronesis? We get it through practicing. We make lots of experiences in our lives, and the more we practice, the better we get at it. .
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Your daily happiness gym. Today: Aristotle on how the world affects our happiness.
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Is Being Good Like Playing the Piano? #036 https://t.co/Jkoz8EkAZx

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The first time you look at it, you would think the more virtue I have, the better. So, if I am honest, it's good to be totally honest; if I am kind, it's good to be totally kind. But actually, this is not true.

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