Ep 10 - Aristotle's Virtues: Ambition and Good Temper
07/20/20 • 32 min
Today's Hardcore Literature episode is about Aristotle's ethicsand the virtues of ambition and good temper.
We're talking about honour, how to cultivate the right ambition, snowflake syndrome, the four common types of anger, how to challenge your unconscious underlying beliefs about the world, and much more. And I'm giving away three copies of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Information on how to get hold of a copy at the beginning of the episode and further below.
Today's Hardcore Literature episode is about Aristotle's ethicsand the virtues of ambition and good temper.
We're talking about honour, how to cultivate the right ambition, snowflake syndrome, the four common types of anger, how to challenge your unconscious underlying beliefs about the world, and much more. And I'm giving away three copies of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Information on how to get hold of a copy at the beginning of the episode and further below.
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