We live in an age of great uncertainly and fear. With Climate Change affecting our global commons with no guaranteed way of stopping it and COVID-19 disrupting our lives it is easy for us all to give into despair. But from ancient times an old European philosophy holds the key to keeping us rational and upright in spite of the things that frighten us. Stoicism. We often talk about people being Stoic, but do we really know what this means? In this episode John speaks with Massimo Pigliucci. Massimo is Professor of Philosophy at City College, New York.

We live in an age of great uncertainly and fear. With Climate Change affecting our global commons with no guaranteed way of stopping it and COVID-19 disrupting our lives it is easy for us all to give into despair. But from ancient times an old European philosophy holds the key to keeping us rational and upright in spite of the things that frighten us. Stoicism. We often talk about people being Stoic, but do we really know what this means? In this episode John speaks with&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Pigliucci">Massimo Pigliucci</a>. Massimo is Professor of Philosophy at City College, New York.

STRATEGIKON is the podcast of SAGE International (SAGE), an Adelaide-based private think-tank specialising in the analysis of foreign policy, international and national security issues in Australia's 'defence state' of South Australia. Est. in 2015 STRATEGIKON is hosted by SAGE Founder/CEO Dr. John Bruni, long-time media commentator on national security issues & co-hosted by SAGE colleague, David J. Olney. STRATEGIKON is produced by Michael Migali, who is also ‘the asker of occasional questions.’ Our podcast is proudly powered by the Auscast Network, Australia’s Coolest Podcasting Network. Let STRATEGIKON be your window to all things security and foreign affairs.

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STRATEGIKON is the podcast of SAGE International (SAGE), an Adelaide-based private think-tank specialising in the analysis of foreign policy, international and national security issues in Australia's 'defence state' of South Australia. Est. in 2015 STRATEGIKON is hosted by SAGE Founder/CEO Dr. John Bruni, long-time media commentator on national security issues &amp; co-hosted by SAGE colleague, David J. Olney. STRATEGIKON is produced by Michael Migali, who is also &lsquo;the asker of occasional questions.&rsquo; Our podcast is proudly powered by the Auscast Network, Australia&rsquo;s Coolest Podcasting Network. Let STRATEGIKON be your window to all things security and foreign affairs.
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Early episode music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "One-eyed Maestro" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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