Seneca, Letter 66 - Virtue And Kinds Of Goods - Sadler's Lectures

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's Letters, this one looking at Letter 66 It discusses how two key Stoic ideas about virtue and goods come together. One of these is the paradoxical assertion that all goods are equal, and the other is that there are three kinds of goods. Seneca addresses this by arguing that virtue is the highest good which makes other things good, that virtue as such is always equal, never greater or lesser, and that the circumstances or matters in which virtue is exercised can vary, giving us different kinds of goods. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Seneca's Letters - https://amzn.to/2Myx6os