038. The Shoemaker and the General. Aristotle on How to Deal With Adversity - Lunchtime Thoughts
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English - April 23, 2024 15:00 - 7 minutes - 5.45 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPhilosophy Society & Culture Education Self-Improvement philosophy culture ethics happiness discussion debate politics news daily issues society Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
How can we face adversity in our lives? Aristotle on the value of obstacles for achieving happiness and success.
In this series, we discuss interesting thoughts from philosophy and how they apply to everyday life, but we do it in small portions that you can listen to during a lunch break or a short commute.
Today, we have a look at what we can learn from ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle about facing adversity. Things that are dangerous or just annoying and that keep us from realising our best selves -- or at least this is how we perceive them. But could we be mistaken? Listen to this episode to find out!
Read more on the topic here on Daily Philosophy:
https://dailyphilosophy.substack.com/p/the-shoemaker-and-the-general
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