Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko | The Good Life Method

About our guests: Meghan Sullivan is the Wilsey Family College Chair in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, director of the God and the Good Life Program, and director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study. She has published works in many leading philosophy journals. Her first book, Time Biases, was published by Oxford University […]
100. Seneca on Virtue and the Soul

On Virtue and the Soul XXVII. On the Good Which Abides 1. “What,” say you, “are you giving me advice? Indeed, have you already advised yourself, already corrected your own faults? Is this the reason why you have leisure to reform other men?” No, I am not so shameless as to undertake to cure my fellow-men […]
99. Seneca on His Own Illness










Seneca on His Own Illness XXVII. On the Good Which Abides 1. “What,” say you, “are you giving me advice? Indeed, have you already advised yourself, already corrected your own faults? Is this the reason why you have leisure to reform other men?” No, I am not so shameless as to undertake to cure my fellow-men […]
98. On Death and Freedom










On Death and freedom XXVI. On Old Age and Death 1. I was just lately telling you that I was within sight of old age. I am now afraid that I have left old age behind me. For some other word would now apply to my years, or at any rate to my body; since old age […]
97. On the Final Test of the Soul










On the Final test of the Soul XXVI. On Old Age and Death 1. I was just lately telling you that I was within sight of old age. I am now afraid that I have left old age behind me. For some other word would now apply to my years, or at any rate to my body; […]
96. On Growing Old










On Growing Old XXVI. On Old Age and Death 1. I was just lately telling you that I was within sight of old age. I am now afraid that I have left old age behind me. For some other word would now apply to my years, or at any rate to my body; since old age means […]
95. On the Need for Guidance and Oversight










On the Need for Guidance and Oversight XXV. On Reformation 1. With regard to these two friends of ours, we must proceed along different lines; the faults of the one are to be corrected, the other’s are to be crushed out. I shall take every liberty; for I do not love this one if I am unwilling […]
94. On Seeking Reformation of the Soul










On the Reformation of the Character XXV. On Reformation 1. With regard to these two friends of ours, we must proceed along different lines; the faults of the one are to be corrected, the other’s are to be crushed out. I shall take every liberty; for I do not love this one if I am unwilling to […]
93. On Not Seeking Death










On Not Seeking Death XXIV. On Despising Death 1. You write me that you are anxious about the result of a lawsuit, with which an angry opponent is threatening you; and you expect me to advise you to picture to yourself a happier issue, and to rest in the allurements of hope. Why, indeed, is it […]
92. On Dying Every Day










On Dying Every day XXIV. On Despising Death 1. You write me that you are anxious about the result of a lawsuit, with which an angry opponent is threatening you; and you expect me to advise you to picture to yourself a happier issue, and to rest in the allurements of hope. Why, indeed, is it […]