Stoicism vs. Buddhism | Robert Wright & Massimo Pigliucci [The Wright Show]

00:33 Massimo’s new book, How to Be a Stoic, and Bob’s forthcoming book, Why Buddhism Is True
06:48 Similarities between Buddhism and Stoicism
15:12 The metaphysics of Stoicism
23:28 Is there a Stoic version of the Buddhist “not-self” doctrine?
31:09 Massimo’s Stoic advice column
47:58 Seneca’s tips for anger management
57:35 Achieving an objective awareness of your emotions
66:30 Using meditation to cope with feelings of failure

Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero) and Massimo Pigliucci (CUNY Graduate Center, Plato's Footnote, How To Be a Stoic)

Recorded on June 2, 2016

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