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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (25 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
According to Epictetus, the discipline of assent, concerned with arriving at correct judgments, is the most difficult to master. Exercises in this episode draw on examples from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and other thinkers to highlight tactics for overcoming mental weakness, controlling outbursts of anger, and bringing urges under control.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Shift your attention to a more positive aspect of human nature -- our capacity for altruism. What causes some people to act selfishly, whereas others step in to help, even to their own detriment? Here, Professor Sanderson takes you into the world of evolution, empathy, decision-making, and more.
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