![]() The post Podcast #838: Can Virtue Be Taught? appeared first on The Art of Manliness. Listen ad-free on Stitcher Premium get a free month when you use code “manliness” at checkout.Ĭlick here to see a full list of our podcast sponsors. Subscribe to the podcast in the media player of your choice. Listen to the episode on a separate page. Listen to the Podcast! (And don’t forget to leave us a review!) * Sunday Firesides: Relationships Over Willpower #Unlimited mana in gemcraft chapter 0 how to* AoM Podcast #445: How to Close the Character Gap (With Christian Miller) * AoM Podcast #746: The Confucian Gentleman * AoM Podcast #771 on Alcibiades and the rise and fall of Athens * AoM articles on temperance, justice, and courage * AoM article and podcast on practical wisdom We end our conversation with the ancient insights that have been confirmed by modern research that can help us become better people. Massimo explains how these field experiments turned out, and the takeaways they offer on the question of whether virtue can be taught. We then look at case studies of philosophers who tried to shape men into being better leaders, including Socrates teaching Alcibiades, Aristotle tutoring Alexander the Great, and Seneca mentoring Nero. ![]() Today on the show, Massimo and I discuss how the ancient Greeks and Romans defined virtue, and what it meant to them to live with arete, or excellence. My guest, professor of philosophy Massimo Pigliucci, explores what the Greco-Romans discovered about the nature and teachability of virtue in his new book: The Quest for Character. ![]() For this reason, they also thought a lot about whether virtue could be taught to citizens, and philosophers put this thinking into practice by attempting to educate the moral ideals of leaders. ![]() They believed that good character was essential for achieving both individual excellence and a healthy, well-functioning society. The ancient Greeks and Romans thought a lot about what it means to live a virtuous life. ![]()
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