{"id":1334,"date":"2026-03-16T07:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:17:47","slug":"stoicism-for-people-who-dont-want-self-help-massimo-pigliucci-full-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taysidemarketingltd.com\/selfhelp\/?p=1334","title":{"rendered":"Stoicism for people who don\u2019t want self-help | Massimo Pigliucci: Full Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iPQhrnwhySs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https:\/\/bigthink.com\/membership\/?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=yt_desc<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\nUp next,<br \/>\nWhy Stoicism fails when treated like self-help | Massimo Pigliucci\u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V3_EAZd0-rw<\/p>\n<p>Stoicism has been flattened into slogans about toughness, detachment, and emotional silence, a version that\u2019s easy to sell, but mostly wrong. <\/p>\n<p>Massimo Pigliucci returns Stoicism to its original purpose: a practical philosophy built to help ordinary people make better judgments, set wiser priorities, and live well with others in a world that resists control.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Chapter 1: What is Stoicism?<br \/>\n2:11 Role ethics<br \/>\n4:29 Eudaemonia<br \/>\n4:59 What constitutes a Eudaemonic life?<br \/>\n5:31 Being a Cosmopolitan<br \/>\n5:45 Epictetus\u2019 3 fundamental disciples<br \/>\n6:10 Desire<br \/>\n6:39 Action<br \/>\n7:05 Assent<br \/>\n8:00 3 general areas of study<br \/>\n8:22 Physics<br \/>\n9:43 Action<br \/>\n10:07 Logic<br \/>\n11:07 Does Stoicism work?<br \/>\n12:02 Cognitive behavioral therapy<br \/>\n16:03 The risk of Eclecticism<br \/>\n18:42 Philosophical pessimism<br \/>\n21:04 Modern Stoic writers<br \/>\n22:01 Chapter 2: The Stoic toolkit<br \/>\n22:22 Managing our emotions<br \/>\n28:45 Preparing for difficult situations<br \/>\n36:00 Finding peace in a chaotic world<br \/>\n45:08 Making difficult decisions<br \/>\n51:00 Becoming a better person<br \/>\n1:08:21 Chapter 3: Debunking misconceptions about Stoicism<br \/>\n1:10:21 Stoicism\u2019s resurgence<br \/>\n1:13:52 Stoicism as a remedy for bad times<br \/>\n1:16:29 The \u201cstiff upper lip\u201d myth<br \/>\n1:21:05 Two ways to misconstrue Stoicism<br \/>\n1:26:16 Stoicism and pleasure<br \/>\n1:28:00 Preferred indifference<br \/>\n1:34:30 The Stoic Opposition<\/p>\n<p>Read the video transcript \u25ba https:\/\/bigthink.com\/series\/full-interview\/stoicism-full-interview\/?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=youtube_description<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Freethink Media Inc., All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- <\/p>\n<p>Go Deeper with Big Think:<\/p>\n<p>\u25baBecome a Big Think Youtube Member<br \/>\nGet exclusive classes and early, ad-free access to new releases without leaving Youtube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@bigthink\/membership\/<\/p>\n<p>\u25baBecome a Big Think Web Member<br \/>\nGet the entire Big Think Class library, premium print issues, live events, and more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QLpi8hSbPN\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/membership\/\">Big Think Membership<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Big Think Membership&#8221; &#8212; Big Think\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/membership\/embed\/#?secret=Ti3ZbwCtKl#?secret=QLpi8hSbPN\" data-secret=\"QLpi8hSbPN\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u25baSubscribe to Big Think on Substack<br \/>\nGet all of your favorite Big Think content delivered to your inbox.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/bigthinkmedia.substack.com\/subscribe\/ <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- <\/p>\n<p>About Massimo Pigliucci: <\/p>\n<p>Massimo Pigliucci is professor of philosophy at City College and at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. 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