"Tusculan Disputations": What It Is About, And Why It Is Important
In this podcast I discuss my new translation of C…
August 25, 202127m 2s
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Show Notes
In this podcast I discuss my new translation of Cicero's "Tusculan Disputations." The work deals with five critical problems that face all of us: the fear of death, how to endure pain, how to alleviate mental distress, the various disorders of the mind, and why virtue is important for living a happy life. What questions could be more essential and fundamental than these?