Plutarch, How To Tell A Flatterer From A Friend - Vulnerabilities To Flatterers

Sadler's Lectures

English - June 01, 2024 22:34 - 17 minutes - 24.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Middle Platonist philosopher and biographer Plutarch's essay How To Tell A Flatterer From A Friend

This episode focuses specifically on the vulnerabilities to flatterers and flattery that we have within our own selves and characters. These stem from our own excessive self-love (philautia) which makes us liable to be flatterers of our own selves, and renders us liable to listen to those who confirm what we would like to think about ourselves, even if it is untrue.

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