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November 15, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (November 15, 2020)

Hello there,  For this week’s exercise, I will look for inspiration from Epictetus’ Discourses. This is II 1.21: “It will even do to socialize with men of good character, in order to model your life on theirs, whether you choose someone living or someone from the past.” We are all human beings; fatally flawed…full of emotions…primitive more often than we […]

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November 10, 2020

Anderson Silver is on the Radio!

I recently got interviewed by the Podcast series The Way. Have a listen to the podcast. Or if you want, it will air LIVE tomorrow on the radio. Listen in at 5:00 pm EDT to FM 91.7 WHUS. Here’s a link to the radio stations online feed: http://fm.whus.org/ 

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November 10, 2020

The Juan Hour interviews Anderson Silver

We spend an hour talking philosophical stuff about stuff. We discuss my second book, democracy and socialism, the narrative fallacy, evolution, consciousness and religion. It was a fun discussion all around. Have a listen, you’re sure to enjoy it. https://thejuanhour.podbean.com/e/the-juan-hour-37-philosophical-stuff-about-stuff-with-anderson-silver/

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November 10, 2020

Episode 40 – Reject Proto-Emotions & Remain Rational

We exist in these bio-suits we call bodies, and these vessels come with prebuilt survival mechanisms. Some are physical (e.g. you flinch when something is thrown at you without thinking about it) and others are psychological (e.g. emotions). Emotions are precoded in our genes and have helped our ancestors survive. But in our modern-day and age they are outdated. We […]

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November 10, 2020

Episode 38 – Build New Relationships

We are social animals with a capacity for reason. If virtue is working towards the betterment of humanity, then building relationships with our fellow cosmopolitans becomes a necessity. If we want to lead by example, if we want to share our knowledge with the most number of people and if we are looking to enjoy this journey we’re on called […]

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