Ancient Secrets to Modern Happiness | Tamar Gendler

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p><br /></p> <p>What the ancient Greek philosophers discovered about how to do life better.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://fas.yale.edu/tamar-szabo-gendler" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tamar Gendler</a> is dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University. Her Open Yale course <a href= "https://online.yale.edu/courses/philosophy-and-science-human-nature" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature"</a> has hundreds of thousands of views. An updated version of this course will be available on the <a href= "https://www.coursera.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">Coursera</a> website this spring. </p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The tension between our animal nature and our spiritual/intellectual nature</li> <li>How to define concepts such as "virtue", "morality" and "the soul" </li> <li>Whether living a moral life actually makes you happy </li> <li>The similarities and differences between ancient Greek philosophy & Buddhism </li> <li>And how Tamar has applied all of this to her own life</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/richard-schwartz-323" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How (and Why) to Hug Your Inner Dragons | Richard Schwartz</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/jacob-ham-453" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Ace Therapist Gives Dan A Run For His Money | Dr. Jacob Ham</a></li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Sign up for Dan's weekly newsletter</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3QtGRqJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Ten Percent Happier online</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>bookstore</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tamar-gendler" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tamar-gendler</a></p>